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Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases in the last 12 hours from 18:00 on May 26 to 6:00 on May 27, entering the 41st consecutive day with no transmission in the community, announced the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Of the country’s total 327 infections, 187 imported cases were quarantined upon their arrivals, posing no risk of community transmission. … [Read more...] about Vietnam enters 41st day without COVID-19 community transmission

Dr Pimpisut Kongwittayanon said the team is also encouraging the villagers to change their diet, after finding that many of them eat excessively salty and oily food. She said the mobile hospital unit allows doctors to understand the condition and difficulties faced by rural villagers, in addition to undertaking more examinations and treatments. … [Read more...] about Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia May 27

Hanoi (VNA) – Eleven Vietnamese officials involved in tax and post-customs clearance inspections at Tenma Vietnam have been suspended from work for being implicated in alleged bribery. Tenma Vietnam is a subsidiary of Japan’s plastic product maker Tenma Corporation. Pham Duc Thuong, former deputy head of the Tax Department of northern Bac Ninh province, is among the officials. He signed a decision dated August 2019 to establish a team to inspect Tenma Vietnam. Four other officials are Nguyen Duc Tuan, head of the inspection team; Nguyen Duy Cu, Nguyen Thi Hoai Bien and Pham Thi Thanh Tam, members of the team. They have been all suspended from work for 15 days starting from May 27, following the order of Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung. Six other post-customs clearance officials of Bac Ninh province’s Customs Department were also suspended from work for 15 days starting from May 27. They are Tran Thanh To, head of the provincial Customs Department, who signed … [Read more...] about Eleven officials suspended for alleged bribery at Tenma Vietnam

Hanoi (VNA) – The Cambodian Government on May 26 decided to relax the ban on sports activities after the COVID-19 situation in the country had shown improvement. Cambodian Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron said in a statement that sports activities are now allowed to resume, but without spectators. Besides, officials and athletes have to strictly comply with health recommendations such as there must not be more than 100 people each game, and athletes must not hug or shake hands with one another after scoring a goal. Sports facilities and equipment must also be disinfected before training sessions or competitions. Cambodia imposed a ban on sports activities in mid-March following a surge of COVID-19 infections. The situation there has improved as only two of the 124 confirmed patients are still under treatment. Meanwhile, Cambodian businesses are continuing to call on the government to further support the local economy during and after the pandemic, … [Read more...] about Cambodia eases ban on sports activities

Hanoi (VNA) – GAVI, an international organisation that works to improve access to new and underused vaccines for children in the world's poorest countries, has published an article on its website gavi.org, highlighting the four ways Vietnam has managed to control the COVID-19 pandemic. It said on May 25 that while the healthcare systems of some wealthier countries have come close to collapsing under the strain of COVID-19, Vietnam was quick to respond and remains in control. With a population of over 97 million, Vietnam has experience in responding to outbreaks of other infectious diseases including SARS, MERS, measles and dengue. The article said in the case of the novel coronavirus, Vietnam relied on four relatively cost-effective solutions to combat the virus, including strategic testing, contact tracing through apps and effective public communication campaigns. As well as these, it implemented the social distancing policy from April 1-22. When the first reports of … [Read more...] about GAVI lauds Vietnam’s ways to control COVID-19