Tag: Ho Chi Minh City
Locals rush to leave HCM City ahead of lockdown
VOV.VN - A large number of residents urgently left Ho Chi Minh City on July 8 as they returned to their various hometowns in neighbouring localities ahead of social distancing measures being implemented throughout the southern city.
Ho Chi Minh City given priority for vaccine distribution
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned the Ministry of Health to ensure that Ho Chi Minh City is given priority for vaccine distribution.
Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc flights temporarily suspended
The Ministry of Transport has approved the temporary suspension of flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc island city in Kien Giang province.
314 fresh cases of COVID-19 detected in HCM City, Binh Duong on July 8 morning
VOV.VN - A total of 314 new cases were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus in Ho Chi Minh City, the current biggest coronavirus epicenter, and the southern province of Binh Duong on July 8 morning, according to the Health Ministry.
HCM City asked to take measures to minimise locals’ movement
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a dispatch requiring intensified efforts to better COVID-19 prevention and control amidst complex developments of the pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam’s largest economic hub.
HCM City sees locals flock to stock up on supplies
VOV.VN - Despite being provided with assurances of no food shortages, residents of Ho Chi Minh City have continued to flock to supermarkets to stock up on supplies following an increase in COVID-19 cases in the southern city.
HCM City operates four new field hospitals as COVID-19 infections surge
VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has built four makeshift hospitals with a capacity of 12,000 beds in order to receive and treat local COVID-19 patients amid rising infections in the city.
Daily infection count climbs to 1,029 as HCM City’s number peaks at 710
VOV.VN - A further 504 people, including four entrants to the country, were confirmed positive for the SASR-CoV-2 virus on the evening of July 6, thereby taking the daily infection count to 1,029, according to figures compiled by the Ministry of Health.
Locals rush for COVID-19 testing to travel out of HCM City for work
VOV.VN - Thousands of local people patiently lined up outside of Military Hospital 175 in Go Vap district of Ho Chi Minh City on July 6 in order to undergo COVID-19 testing to be eligible to travel to other cities and provinces for work purposes.
HCM City outlines response plan to care for up to 500 critically-ill COVID-19 patients
VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has devised a response plan specifically for a scenario in which the number of COVID-19 patients reaches up to 15,000, including 500 severe cases.
