NDO - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the southern province of Tien Giang to increase the efficiency of its testing in order to separate people infected with COVID-19 from the community.
Binh Duong Province is expected to take complete control of the COVID-19 pandemic in red zones to turn them into green zones and bring life back to the new normal after September 20, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam during a working visit to the province on September 16.
The Military Command of Dak Nong Province presented necessities and medical supplies worth total VND200 million to the local military force and Vietnamese people in Cambodia’s Mondulkiri Province on September 16 to help with COVID-19 fight.
An online music programme entitled “Sharing to be closer” will be broadcast live at 8:10pm on September 19 on the VTV1 channel. This is expected to be a special event for Vietnamese children on the occasion of Full Moon Festival.
On September 16, the Hanoi Youth Union and Hanoi Students’ Association received VND352 million as a donation from the Stronger with Amser Fund to support the thousands of volunteers who are participating in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Northern region is forecast to face thunderstorms with moderate to heavy rains from September 17-20 while mountainous provinces are warned of flash floods and landslides, according to the national weather forecast agency.
The Hanoi government has asked its health department to instruct district authorities to set up mobile healthcare stations according to the local COVID-19 situation so that the people will have prompt access to healthcare services.
