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While he was at the hospital, the patient bought food at the canteen. From March 19 to 26, he remained at home and self-quarantined for a further two days. … [Read more...] about Two new cases reported bringing nationwide total to 239

Vietnam is entering a 15-day nationwide social distancing campaign starting from Wednesday, not allowing gatherings of more than two people and asking people not to leave their homes to contain the spread of the pandemic. The government also suspended all inbound international flights and halted road transport services until April 15 to limit travel in the country of 94 million people.  … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports no new Covid-19 infection cases after a month for first time

Vietnam entered a 15-day nationwide social distancing campaign starting Wednesday, not allowing gatherings of more than two people and asking people not to leave their homes to contain the spread of the pandemic. The  step was taken citing a crucial two-week period in the nation’s Covid-19 fight. … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports no new Covid-19 patient

Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s new economic package to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be worth about 10 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has said. Deputy PM Somkid stated that the package will cover all economic sectors for at least the next six months. If possible, final approval will be sought from the cabinet on April 7, he added. He did not give a specific value for the package, but the GDP of Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy last year was 16.88 trillion baht (512.76 billion USD). The measures will be partly financed by the fiscal budget and borrowing, he said. The latest package follows last month’s two sets of stimulus measures together worth more than 500 billion baht. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) expects the country’s economy to contract 5.3 percent this year, the worst since the 1998 Asian financial crisis./. … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Thailand’s new economic package to be worth 10 percent of GDP

Right after receiving information about Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s April 3 recommendation that international tourists and students who are not financially secure should leave Australia, the embassy actively contacted with local authorised offices to clarify the leader’s statement. Accordingly, in the context of complicated developments of the pandemic, the Australian government encourages foreign backpackers to return home if they can not support themselves. For nearly 600,000 foreign students, the government encourages them to rely on family support, part-time work where available and their own savings to sustain themselves. Those who have lived in Australia for more than one year are advised to withdraw up to AUD10,000 (US$6,000) of their Australian superannuation this financial year to help them through the crisis. The Vietnamese embassy has popularised these policies to the Vietnamese students’ association in Australia, and coordinated with the … [Read more...] about Students in Australia get updated on new COVID-19 policies