HANOI, May 31 (dpa): Hanoi s Noi Bai International airport will stop receiving international arrivals as the nation faces a worsening coronavirus outbreak, state media said on Monday.
New arrivals will be stopped until at least June 7, although outbound flights will continue as normal, according to online newspaper VnExpress.
Ho Chi Minh City s Tan Son Nhat International Airport has also stopped inbound international flights. On Sunday, the city s officials imposed a two-week period of social distancing starting from Monday for the first time since April 2020.
The decision was made after the city found more than 100 new virus cases linked to the Christian mission cluster that first emerged on Wednesday, with the source of transmission unknown.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s most populous city, will implement a two-week period of social distancing on Monday for the first time since April 2020, state media said on Sunday.
Singapore announced S$800 million (US$605 million) in additional support for businesses and individuals affected by restrictions imposed this month as it confronts a recent uptick in Covid-19 cases.
The Philippine General Hospital in Manila. - Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN
MANILA, May 17 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): The current occupancy for Covid-19 dedicated beds at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is going down and is now at the lowest since early March, the hospital spokesperson said on Monday.
Dr. Jonas Del Rosario said that only 153 Covid-19 patients were admitted at the PGH as of Sunday (May 16).
“We have 250 beds for Covid-19 and as of last night’s census, we have 153 confirmed Covid [patients] who are admitted to PGH. That’s probably less than 70 per cent of the occupancy already, ” he told ABS-CBN News Channel.