Monday, December 28, 2020, 09:00 GMT+7
A medical worker performs a COVID-19 test at the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre
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Politics The United Nations General Assembly approved Vietnam’s initiative with a resolution proclaiming December 27 as the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a message on the day.
Society A 60-year-old man repatriated from the U.S. was confirmed the latest case of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing Vietnam s patient tally to 1,441, with 1,303 recoveries and 35 virus-related deaths. A fire broke out at a house down Alley 173 on Khuong Viet Street in Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday morning, killing one woman.
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
COVID-19 patient No.1440 at an eatery in My Duc
Dong commune, Cai Be district, the
Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang have
been put under urgent quarantine, said Director of the provincial Health
Department Tran Thanh Thao on December 27.
The 32-year-old male patient illegally entered Ho Chi Minh City from
Cambodia, then travelled to Vinh Long. On the way to Vinh Long, he visited an
eatery in Tien Giang on December 24 morning.
He tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on December 25 night and is under
quarantine at a hospital in Vinh Long, said the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi
BASF Virtual Lab offers two additional science experiments in Vietnamese to primary students 14 December 2020
Sparking interest in natural sciences among Vietnam’s next generation
Increase to seven online local language experiments to help kids learn about chemistry, anytime, anywhere
Donated 20 computers to Dương Văn Lịch Primary School to give students in remote area of Ho Chi Minh City access to technology
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – December 14, 2020 – BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, today introduced two additional chemistry experiments in Vietnamese in its BASF Virtual Lab (http://thinghiemvui.basf.com), an online platform that allows children to do a variety of interactive chemistry experiments. In partnership with Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, BASF hosted a training workshop for the teachers and students from Dương Văn Lịch Primary School, Nhà Bè District, to help them familiarize w