NDO/VNA – Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested quickly spending US$10.5 million earmarked from the ASEAN COVID-19 Response Fund to buy vaccines while speaking at the 29th ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting on August 2.
Tien Giang has bought 67 tonnes of agricultural products worth about VND 1 billion to support the people of Ho Chi Minh City, to contribute to sharing the difficulties the people are facing in fighting the Covid-19 epidemic. The amount was both deducted from the budget and mobilised from businesses and benefactors.
On the morning of August 2, Long An General Hospital was lifted from the blockade and officially reopened, welcoming patients for medical examination and treatment after 34 days (from June 29 to now) of temporarily suspending operations to trace, isolate and clean the environment due to detecting positive cases of SARS-CoV-2.
The Ministry of Health issued a written request today not to spray disinfectant outdoors, on people due to inefficiency and adverse effects on human health.
The State Bank of Vietnam has just issued a dispatch requesting credit institutions and foreign bank branches apply service fee exemptions and reductions. The service fee reduction applies to ATM and POS transactions processed via NAPAS and 24/7 interbank transfer service fees and will be valid from August 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
On August 1, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs under the Ministry of Home Affairs sent a document to leaders of religious organisations nationwide asking for the continuous implementation of urgent measures on COVID-19 prevention and control.
The Can Tho Municipal Police coordinated with the Can Tho Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital to organise a voluntary blood donation programme on July 1, attracting the participation of nearly 100 local officers and soldiers. Around 90 units of blood were collected at the event and added to the city’s clean blood bank.
