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Vietnam logs 23,184 new Covid-19 cases on April 11

The Health Ministry on April 11 announced the detection of a further 23,184 new Covid-19 cases, down more than 5,000 cases from the previous day. As many as 22,400 cases were declared to be free from SARS-CoV-2, lifting the total number of recoveries to 8,554,923.

Hanoi continued to account for the majority of infections with 2,011 cases confirmed over the past 24 hours, followed by the northern provinces of Nghe An and Vinh Phuc at 1,470 and Yen Bai at 1,271, respectively.

The Ministry also reported another 17 deaths due to Covid-19, thereby raising the total number of deaths so far to 42,830 cases or around 0.4% of all infections.

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Hanoi ready to vaccinate children aged 5-11

Vice-Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung has requested related units to prepare the necessary conditions for the vaccination of children aged from 5 to 11. Informing that the numbers of new Coivd-19 cases, severe patients, and deaths have decreased strongly in recent days, he also requested good management of high-risk groups and a review of the 3rd dose injection for people over 18 years old.

According to the municipal Health Department, between 6 pm on April 9 and 6 pm on April 10, the capital logged 2,181 infections, bringing the total number of cases to 1,522,800 as of April 29 when the fourth wave of Covid-19 hit the city. During the period, there were nearly 149,700 patients under treatment and monitoring, with no death reported on April 9.

With the country approving Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for use in children aged 5-11, the Vietnamese government has decided to buy 21.9 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for the kids.

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Hanoi's kindergarten pupils to return to school on April 13

Kindergarten pupils in the capital city of Hanoi will come back to school on April 13 after a nearly one-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The city People’s Committee has given the go-ahead on April 8 afternoon following the municipal Department of Education and Training’s proposal to resume in-person learning for preschool students in all 30 urban and outlying districts and townships across the city. About 80 percent of parents said they are willing to bring their children back to preschools, according to the education department.

The committee asked the municipal education department to coordinate with the health department to regularly update and follow related regulations to ensure Covid-19 prevention and control at schools. Local authorities of districts and towns are entrusted with increasing supervision and inspection over the implementation of Covid-19 prevention and control measures at schools.

Hanoi is the last locality among 63 provinces and cities nationwide to allow kindergartens to resume in-person learning. Schools in the city have reopened to all students from first to sixth grades on April 6, with the rate of students returning reaching 94 percent.

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