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Vietnam dismantles last Covid field hospital

Vietnam dismantles last Covid field hospital

Vietnam's last Covid-19 field hospital in HCMC has been dismantled, about a week after the disease was downgraded to a common disease.
HCMC detects highly contagious Omicron subvariants

HCMC detects highly contagious Omicron subvariants

HCMC requires school teachers, students to wear masks as Covid returns

HCMC requires school teachers, students to wear masks as Covid returns

HCMC runs Covid outbreak drills for Tet

HCMC runs Covid outbreak drills for Tet

The Ho Chi Minh City Health Department performed drills on Tuesday to prepare for potential Covid-19 outbreaks amid the emergence of more contagious Omicron subvariants.
January 17, 2023 | 04:51 pm PT
HCMC unveils response plan against new Covid variants

HCMC unveils response plan against new Covid variants

HCMC healthcare authorities have 10,000 hospital beds on standby as a precaution amid the appearance of new Covid-19 variants.
January 12, 2023 | 06:08 pm PT
Most HCMC residents have Covid antibodies: survey

Most HCMC residents have Covid antibodies: survey

A survey on Covid-19 herd immunity conducted among 839 random people in Ho Chi Minh City has found more than 98% carry antibodies.
November 28, 2022 | 12:20 am PT
Covid-19 prevention rules do more harm than good: HCMC schools

Covid-19 prevention rules do more harm than good: HCMC schools

Three months after reopening, many HCMC schools say rules to curb the spread of Covid-19 are no longer working.
March 17, 2022 | 06:29 am PT
Some Covid prevention protocols no longer suitable: HCMC top official

Some Covid prevention protocols no longer suitable: HCMC top official

The Ho Chi Minh City Party chief said it is not necessary to request social distancing and avoid mass gatherings in the current context.
March 9, 2022 | 05:45 am PT
HCMC tightens control on Covid drug trade

HCMC tightens control on Covid drug trade

Ho Chi Minh City's Health Department is strengthening management to prevent speculation on Covid-19 treatment drugs that could lead to price hikes.
March 4, 2022 | 02:50 am PT
HCMC provides Covid-19 test kits for schools

HCMC provides Covid-19 test kits for schools

Schools across Ho Chi Minh City have been provided more than 50,000 rapid antigen testing kits to screen students suspected to have Covid-19.
March 3, 2022 | 02:16 am PT
Omicron dominates new HCMC Covid-19 cases: official

Omicron dominates new HCMC Covid-19 cases: official

Random screening last week (Feb. 10-17) found the Omicron variant responsible for 70 of 92 samples that tested positive for the novel coronavirus in HCMC.
February 22, 2022 | 06:30 am PT
HCMC children finally back to school after 9 months

HCMC children finally back to school after 9 months

Nearly one million kindergarten, primary-school and sixth-grade students return to school over the next week after studying online for more than nine months.
February 13, 2022 | 08:52 pm PT
HCMC shuts down main Covid ICU

HCMC shuts down main Covid ICU

The HCMC Covid-19 Resuscitation Hospital, the city's largest intensive care unit, will be closed soon since it no longer gets patients.
February 10, 2022 | 10:45 pm PT
1,000 HCMC businesses owe $70.7 mln in social insurance

1,000 HCMC businesses owe $70.7 mln in social insurance

Covid-19 impacts had caused 1,000 businesses in Ho Chi Minh City to owe more than VND1.6 trillion ($70.7 million) in employee social insurance by 2021-end.
January 26, 2022 | 04:56 am PT
HCMC to have children back in school by Feb. 14

HCMC to have children back in school by Feb. 14

Kindergarten, primary school and sixth-grade students in HCMC will resume in-person classes from Feb. 14, following parental discretion.
January 24, 2022 | 11:32 pm PT
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