Various drastic measures needed to implement to prevent spread of COVID-19
Various drastic measures aimed at containing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic must be taken due to the virus spreading rapidly, the VOV quoted the sayings of Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long during a regular cabinet meeting held in Hanoi on February 2.
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The Minister proposed that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc request all people to wear masks as a mandatory measure and limit gathering in crowds, especially in confined spaces, such as attending weddings or sitting on buses.
At the meeting, PM Phuc also asked ministries, sectors, and localities to carry out three major tasks, including combating the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring preparations are made for the upcoming Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, and promoting economic growth during the first half of the year.
Six days after becoming the first patient in the new wave of Covid-19, a woman in Hai Duong Province says she is still shell-shocked. - VnExpress International
First Covid-19 patient in new outbreak: I was shocked and scared
By Chi Le February 2, 2021 | 01:00 pm GMT+7
A fleet of ambulance cars arrive at a facility in the northern Hai Duong Province where Vietnam Poyun Electronics Co., Ltd workers are isolated to bring those who have been confirmed positive with coronavirus to hospitals, January 29, 2021. Photo by Manh.
Six days after becoming the first patient in the new wave of Covid-19, a woman in Hai Duong Province says she is still shell-shocked.
Speaking to
VnExpress on the phone from her hospital room, the woman from Chi Linh Town, identified only as patient 1552, cannot hide the crisis she has been going through since being diagnosed with Covid-19 on January 28.
Update: February, 02/2021 - 18:56 | A medical worker takes a sample from a worker in northern Quảng Ninh Province for a COVID-19 test. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI Thirty-one new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Việt Nam on Tuesday evening, including 30 community infections and one imported case. The community cases include 18 in northern Hải Dương Province, eight in northern Quảng Ninh Province, one in Hà Nội and three in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. They all are related to the two new outbreaks detected in Chí Linh City of Hải Dương Province and Vân Đồn District of Quảng Ninh Province.