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Tran Dac Phu, senior advisor at the Public Health Emergency Operations Center under the Ministry of Health, said there is still no clue as to who the source was that first introduced Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus, to Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi. … [Read more...] about Vietnam losing track of Covid-19 transmission: expert

"Patient 225" is a 35-year-old man residing in An Dong Commune, An Duong District in the northern city of Hai Phong. He has been living and working in Moscow, Russia for 10 years. He returned to Vietnam on Aeroflot flight SU290, seat 50D, on March 25 and was sent to a quarantine camp in Hanoi’s Thach That District. After testing positive, he is treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh District. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Covid-19 cases rise by five to 227

Unilever has committed US$2.1 million to partner with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education and Training to implement initiatives that will protect people through hand-washing and surface-cleaning product donations and hygiene habit education programme. The company hopes that its product donations will make a significant contribution towards protecting Vietnamese lives, and that by helping to safeguard our workers’ incomes and jobs, we are giving some peace of mind during these uncertain times, said Nguyen Thi Bich Van, Chairwoman of Unilever Vietnam. Besides, through its support of public education initiatives by the health and education ministries, Unilever will be able to equip the Vietnamese with sufficient information to protect themselves against COVID-19, she added. Unilever will partner with the MoH to widen awareness about hand-washing and surface-cleaning habits and COVID-19 prevention information, to strengthen Vietnamese hygiene … [Read more...] about Unilever Vietnam launches community initiative against COVID-19

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) and 20 domestic producers have recently attended an online international trade fair hosted by China to promote products for COVID-19 prevention and treatment. The event was organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Sichuan (CCPIT Sichuan) on the online communication and collaboration platform Dingtalk. It gathered various manufacturers from China, Vietnam, Canada, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and more. The participating Vietnamese companies were looking for materials, equipment and machines for production of medical supplies for the disease’s prevention and control. About 40 deals were signed between the Vietnamese and Chinese firms during the event. The VIETRADE is cooperating with relevant organizations to schedule more online trade fairs with China in a wide range of areas in the coming time./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam joins online int’l trade fair of medical products

To ensure a stable flow of goods to meet socio-economic demands, VNR has increased cargo trains on several routes, especially on the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route, while reducing transport charges in a move to support customers in the difficult time of the pandemic. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Railways only operates a couple of trains from April 1 on COVID-19 fight