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Vietnamese Expats Optimistic About New Zealand’s Strategy Of Living With Covid

07:39 | 14/10/2021

New Zealand has announced it will phase out the zero COVID strategy and will learn to live with the coronavirus. While epidemiologists have expressed their worry over this decision, Vietnamese expats in New Zealand feel optimistic and are expecting new plans.

19 Board Games You Can Play with Friends from Afar

16:41 | 05/09/2021

The best online board games to play with friends.

Covid-19 in India: Early signs of second wave peaking as growth slows

09:21 | 10/05/2021

Even as India recorded some 401,012 fresh Covid-19 cases for the fourth day running on May 8 and over 4,000 deaths for the second consecutive day, there were early signs in the data that the devastating second wave in the country could be reaching its peak.

More hospitals in lockdown as Covid-19 outbreak worsens

15:25 | 07/05/2021

A string of hospitals in northern province are put under lockdown following the detection of new coronavirus cases.

Germany’s prolonged lockdown order deters Vietnamese health workers from repatriating

08:46 | 05/04/2021

Vietnamese health workers in Germany hope to have time to relax after one year of fighting Covid-19, but the prolonged lockdown order has affected their plans.

Danang to shutdown COVID-19 hotspots

15:35 | 28/07/2020

Barriers and guards were deployed to lock down four sections of streets surrounding three hospitals - the general hospital, C Hospital, and Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics hospital - which are quarantine and treatment centres for the COVID-19 patients in the central city on Tuesday, July 28, according to mass media in Vietnam.

European cities facing second lockdown as COVID-19 breaks out again

16:27 | 06/07/2020

Some European countries including Spain are facing another outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic.

WHO calls for 'extreme vigilance' as countries exit lockdown

15:53 | 12/05/2020

The World Health Organization on Monday hailed dwindling COVID-19 infection rates and deaths in some countries, but called on nations to show "extreme vigilance" as they begin loosening their restrictions.

Residents in Hanoi outskirt burst with joy as 28-day COVID-19 lockdown ends up [Photo]

11:19 | 06/05/2020

Around 11,000 residents in Ha Loi commune, Me Linh District, Ha Noi burst with joy as they can come back to normal life since Wednesday after 28-day lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Samsung Vietnam’s factory locked down after a worker test positive for Covid-19

14:00 | 13/04/2020

A Samsung’s factory in Bac Ninh province has been under lockdown with some dozens of people relating to a Covid-19 worker being quarantined, Dan Tri reported.

No new nCoV case in Vietnam within 24 hours

09:15 | 09/04/2020

Vietnam Health Ministry records no new COVID-19 infection at 6am, April 9, with total infections stand at 251, 50 pct of which have recovered.

Chinese flocks to tourist sites as the country easen lockdown despie warnings

07:49 | 07/04/2020

Nearly 20,000 people wearing face masks are seen crammed together at Huangshan moutain park, Anhui province on April 4, eager to experience the great outdoors after months of travel restrictions and strict lockdown measures. But while the government is slowly relaxing restrictions, Chinese health experts have urged the public to continue to practice caution, CNN reported.

Cleaner hands, clearer water, bluer skies: What has coronavirus done for us?

15:02 | 25/03/2020

Deaths, economic meltdown and a planet on lockdown: the coronavirus pandemic has brought us waves of bad news, but squint and you might just see a few bright spots.

Experts warn panic buying, lockdowns may spark global food inflation

07:44 | 22/03/2020

Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation even though there are ample supplies of staple grains and oilseeds in key exporting nations, Reuters reported, citing a senior economist at FAO and agricultural analysts.

Italy’s Venice turns crystal clear amid COVID-19 nationwide lockdown

16:27 | 19/03/2020

Thanks to less traffic on waterway, the dreaming canal of Venice ‘just hits its reset button’, becoming less murky, much clearer, with small fish visible swimming around. The surrounding area also enjoy a much-more purified air.

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