INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY IS VITAL AS CURRENT COVID-19 FIGHT REQUIRES 'HIGH LEVEL OF FOCUS'
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam called on each citizen to uphold responsibility to protect health and even life of himself and surrounding people as the current COVID-19 fight demands 'high-level of focus.'
COVID-19 GROUNDS VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
The last international flight from Germany’s Frankfurt operated by Vietnam Airlines, the only Vietnamese carrier to operate direct flights to European cities, landed at Van Don Airport in northern Quang Ninh Province on Wednesday, carrying 170 passengers.
HCMC LEADER CALLS FOR FORTNIGHT OF THRIFT AS COVID-19 FIGHT ESCALATES
The U.S., where the first Covid-19 infection occurred on January 23, the same day as in Vietnam, recorded 44,000 cases as of Wednesday, the figure forecast to hit 90,000 by March 30, surpassing China where the epidemic first broke out last December.
HCM CITY TO CHECK MOTORCYCLE EXHAUST EMISSIONS FROM NEXT MONTH
An MOU – signed between the department and the Institute of Transport Science and Technology and the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers earlier this week – requires motorcycles more than five years old to be tested.
STAY AT HOME FOR TWO CRITICAL WEEKS: HANOI CHAIRMAN
"People should stay at home as much as possible. If one needs to go out, wear a mask and maintain distance from other people," Nguyen Duc Chung, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, said Monday.
COVID-19 PANDEMIC CHALLENGES GARMENT AND TEXTILE BUSINESSES
According to Phạm Xuân Hồng, Chairman of the HCM City Association of Garment Textile Embroidery and Knitting, customers said they needed to stop receiving goods due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the US and EU, prompting governments to declare states of emergency and tighten border controls.
COVID-19 UPDATE - LATEST ENHANCEMENTS TO ANTI-EPIDEMIC MEASURES
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, yesterday (Mar 23) announced enhancements to the anti-epidemic measures in four aspects, responding quickly to the latest developments of the disease. Here are the major updates:
FLIGHTS CARRYING VIETNAMESE TO TÂN SƠN NHẤT AIRPORT SUSPENDED
The Ministry of Transport late Monday sent an urgent dispatch to the Civil Aviation Administration of Việt Nam (CAAV) requesting the suspension of the transport of Vietnamese from foreign countries to Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City, starting from 0:00am on March 25.
