37 new infections recorded in Vietnam’s Covid-19 hotspot

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— Authorities in Hai Duong Province, located in northern Vietnam, on Wednesday decided to put a whole commune with around 14,200 people in isolation in 21 days, starting from 6:00 pm the same day, after two locals with a complicated travel history tested positive for COVID-19. 

— Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong on Wednesday commented that the city’s COVID-19 situation is not stressful at the moment and the southern metropolis will maintain festive events to celebrate the coming Lunar New Year, which falls on February 12, as planned.

— Ho Chi Minh City has found 37 people, with 26 having their samples being tested, who had contact with COVID-19 patient N.A.S., a notary from Hanoi who flew to Ho Chi Minh City on January 29 and visited several places including two coffee shops on Bui Vien Street in District 1.

— Officials in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on Wednesday issued documents requesting the suspension of gatherings with more than 50 people in the locality, as well as advising people to cease their plans to travel or visit relatives outside the province to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

— Police in the southern province of Binh Duong are investigating a case in which 57-year-old Chinese Chang Chao Ching, general director of Super Metal Vietnam Company Limited, allegedly killed his girlfriend who worked at the same company before trying to kill himself but being saved by policemen.

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— The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is taking various steps to develop climate change-resilient aquaculture by setting its sights on expanding the local aquaculture area by 2,500ha to 40,000ha by 2030 as well as aiming to generate around VND420 million (US$18,230) in average earnings per ha over the next decade, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday.

— Ho Chi Minh City’s economy saw a variety of bright spots in the opening month of 2021 despite the ongoing complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the total retail sales of goods and revenue from consumer services in January reaching nearly VND120 trillion ($5.2 billion), up four percent year-on-year, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing vice-chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan.

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