coronavirus epidemic

A museum cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. However, museums have faced many difficulties in attracting visitors for a long time, especially after the period of the Covid-19 epidemic. Recently, many museums are finding new methods including digital transformation to draw people to museums.

Thanks to increases in savings interest rates, people have deposited more into their savings accounts, said the State Bank of Vietnam branch in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Duong Anh Duc directed to speed up the vaccination rollout citywide because vaccines are the most important weapon for preventing infections and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thanks to the adoption of proactive measures against the coronavirus epidemic, the Mekong Delta Province of Long An is one of the first southern localities where adapt flexibly to the new normal and attract many foreign direct investment (FDI) projects.

The 13th Green Consumption Campaign with the theme ‘Green families act together’ was launched yesterday by Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper and the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Trade Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) with the aim to encourage the community in the consumption of products of businesses that do well in environmental protection.

The Youth Theater of Vietnam said that actors and actresses will perform special plays for children every Saturday night to welcome the approaching summer of 2022.

Speaking about the development of dengue fever in Ho Chi Minh City, Deputy Executive Director of the city Center for Disease Control Nguyen Hong Tam said that dengue fever in the southern metropolis prompts red alerts.

Ho Chi Minh City is entering a period of strong recovery. Despite a deeply negative growth rate in the last two quarters of 2021 with -24.97 percent and -11.64 percent, the southern metropolis has seen 1.88 percent growth, higher than previous expectations and forecasts in the first quarter of 2022. SGGP Newspaper reporter discussed with Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment Dao Minh Chanh about support solutions to further promote the contribution of the business community to the social-economic development of the city.

The first months of 2022 have been turbulent times for the stock market; the market has been volatile in recent sessions. In addition to the influence of cautious psychological factors, many investors have been greatly affected by fake news and rumors on social networks. Accordingly, Ms. Ta Thanh Binh, Director of the Securities Market Development Department under the State Securities Commission advised stock investors should be alert to fake news and rumors to avoid psychological impacts leading to mistakes in investment decisions.

Head of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City Cao Thanh Binh said that in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic in the city, grassroots healthcare institutions play a significant role; however, there have been existing difficulties and inadequacies in grassroots medical facilities which require the health sector to have solutions to improve medical facilities in districts.

On the evening of July 26, Deputy Minister of Health Assoc. Prof-Dr. Nguyen Truong Son, said that more than 2,000 people have registered two days after he called up medical students, retired doctors to join hands in the country's fight against coronavirus in the southern city.

According to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Ho Chi Minh City has gradually overcome difficulties and challenges to reopen and flexibly adapt to the new normal; therefore the southern metropolis and the health sector have grown up a lot.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Head of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, and Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong yesterday afternoon had a working session with administrators in districts 6, 7, and Binh Chanh on implementing Directive 16 and the 097 campaign on epidemic prevention and control.

The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) on July 3 said that because the epidemic development in the city was complicated and unpredictable, the number of infection cases increased rapidly, the city decided to change its strategies in investigating, tracing, and zoning measures to quickly control the Covid-19 epidemic.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs has just proposed to supplement beneficiaries of the city’s support policies affected by the novel coronavirus epidemic (Covid-19) in the city.

Vietnam faces the likelihood of Covid-19 widespread if people neglect Covid-19 safety precautions, Associate Professor Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Medical Examination and Treatment Management Department under the Ministry of Health, said at an online seminar on health care organized by Tien Phong newspaper yesterday. 

At a press briefing this morning, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc explained city authorities have lent Vingroup 5,000 doses of vaccine for the fight of coronavirus epidemic.

As of July 27, the country has logged over 100,000 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities. With their determination to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the government and the National Steering Board for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, the Ministry of Health, related competent agencies and local administrations have been prepared medical equipment and materials for the fight against the pandemic.

Some dairy farmers are having to throw away tens of liters of fresh milk because they hardly sell the product amid the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.