Vietnamese nuns go to war with Covid-19
Sisters volunteer to work as frontline workers at field hospitals and quarantine centers
Updated: August 03, 2021 07:05 AM GMT
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Dominican sisters board a bus as they set off to serve Covid-19 patients at hospitals in Bien Hoa. (Photo: giaophanxuanloc.net)
Eighty nuns from various congregations in Dong Nai province, one of Vietnam’s Covid-19 epicenters, have volunteered to work as frontline workers at field hospitals and quarantine centers for Covid-19 patients at Xuan Loc Diocese’s request.
They received training in computer skills and offering psychological advice and health care to patients for days before setting off last week as most of them work at church-run daycare centers.
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Inmates angered by the spread of COVID-19 at a detention center in Vietnam’s largest city started a disturbance during a medical examination this week, drawing attention to the healthcare situation in the country’s prisons, state media reported.
During the examination at Ho Chi Minh City’s Chi Hoa Detention Center, 81 people tested positive for the coronavirus, including 45 staff members and 36 detainees.
An account of the incident appeared on Wednesday morning in
Tuoi Tre, but the country’s largest newspaper took down the report by mid-day.
Video obtained by RFA showed gunshots fired at the detention center as staff attempted to gain control over the uprising. There were no reports of casualties resulting from the incident.
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A large-scale rice field in Long An province’s Kien Tuong town. The province plans to build four freshwater reservoirs to supply water for farms and households. (Photo: VNA)
Long An (VNA) – The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of
southern Long An province has proposed building a freshwater reservoir project
in Thanh Hoa district to ensure water supply in the dry season.
The department, which has completed zoning and procedures for the project, said
it would cost more than 718 billion VND (31 million USD). The reservoir will
store fresh water in the rainy season.
Long An has been severely affected by saltwater intrusion and drought in recent