Clip expresses gratitude toward doctors in COVID-19 fight A video clip comprising a series of paintings by children on doctors, who are called intimately as white blouse warriors during the COVID-19 fight, has been published recently by the Ministry of Health. The paintings by child artists are part of a campaign initiated by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). They depict doctors as white-blouse soldiers who have relentlessly fought against the pandemic, through which children’s gratitude toward health workers is expressed. The video also conveys a message of solidarity in the fight against COVID-19./. 110 foreign experts to be isolated for COVID-19 combat The administration of Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, has outlined plans to put a total of 110 foreign experts into isolation in concentrated places in an effort to prevent the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The foreign experts are … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 3
Minister gives tet gifts to veterans and policy beneficiaries
Many practical activities held in response to Youth Month 2021
>> Youth Month 2021 vibrantly responded nationwide >> Activities held nationwide for Youth Month 2021 On March 2, the Army Youth Department under the Vietnam People’s Army’s General Department of Politics launched a voluntary blood donation movement for the entire army in the presence of Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong, who is a member of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the General Department of Politics. The ceremony saw the participation of more than 700 officers, youth union members and young soldiers from forces in the whole army, expecting to receive about 550 blood units, thus contributing to meet the need for blood in emergency and treatment at hospitals. * On the same day, in Loc Hau District (Thanh Hoa Province), the Youth Union of the Central Business Bloc, in coordination with the Thanh Hoa Provincial Youth Union and the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), kicked off Youth Month 2021 with … [Read more...] about Many practical activities held in response to Youth Month 2021
Thai Binh provincial Military Command asked to comprehensively complete assignments
This was stated by the Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army during his visit to the command on March 2. On the occasion, Senior Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Tue, Chief of the provincial military command, briefed the guests on the unit’s task performance in the first quarter of this year. Specifically, the unit strictly exercised combat readiness, organized a happy lunar New Year (Tet) for troops, instructed its affiliates to make thorough preparations for an exercise on shifting combat readiness, and upgraded training grounds. It also organized numerous activities to celebrate the success of the 13th National Party Congress, issued resolutions on leadership over training, sports festivals, and competitions in 2021, ensured logistical services, weaponry and equipment for routine and combat readiness missions, and strictly exercised COVID-19 prevention and control measures. In the coming time, the command will continue to work closely with … [Read more...] about Thai Binh provincial Military Command asked to comprehensively complete assignments
COVID-19: Four new infections bring overall number to 1,509
All the new patients came from the United States, and entered Cam Ranh Airport on flight VN44 after transiting in the Republic of Korea on January 1. Their test results came back positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus at Nha Trang Pasteur Institute on January 6. They are currently being isolated to receive treatment at Phu Yen General Hospital. Earlier, 7 cases were confirmed positive for the virus on this same flight. Among the patients currently undergoing treatment nationwide, 14 have tested negative for the virus once, six have tested negative twice, and seven have recorded negative tests three time, while the number of deaths related to the disease remains at 35. As of January 7, the nation’s total number of infections stands at 1,509, with locally transmitted cases accounting for 693 of the overall figure, whilst imported cases make up 816, with each of these being immediately placed into isolation upon entering the country. Furthermore, up to 19,392 individuals who came into … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Four new infections bring overall number to 1,509