Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has suggested Singapore closely cooperate with Vietnam and support each other in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic and accessing sources of safe and effective vaccines, according to Vietnam News Agency.
Global spread of Covid-19 variant first detected in India brings with it fears of anti-Indian racism
From Singapore to the US to Australia, incidents of anti-Indian racism have gone along with news of the B.1.617 variant. 2 hours ago People hold placards during a Stop Asian Hate rally, following the deadly shootings, in Atlanta, Georgia in March 2021. | Reuters/Shannon Stapleton
The B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first detected in India, has now been detected in 53 countries around the world. Given the fears that this variant was behind India’s devastating second wave of the pandemic, which saw the healthcare system collapse in a number of cities and the death toll climb massively, many in those nations are concerned about a similar story playing out.
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COVID-19 outbreak forces suspension of Hue traditional craft festival
Foreign visitors at Thuy Xuan incense making village in Hue
The 2021 Hue Traditional Craft Festival in the central city of Thua Thien-Hue will be suspended amid the complicated developments of COVID-19, according to the People’s Committee of Hue city.
The ninth edition of the festival, initially slated from May 29 to June 26, is re-scheduled for the latter half of July if the pandemic is brought under control.
More than 40 art performances will be organised, gathering together a large number of artists, actors, and artisans.