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Daily Covid-19 infections fall sharply to 72,000 in Vietnam

Continuing the declining trend in Covid-19 cases, the Ministry of Health announced 72,556 new infections in Vietnam on April 1, a fall of more than 8,000 cases compared to the previous day. Of the total, 51,351 cases were documented in the community, only one case tested positive upon returning from overseas, and the remainder were diagnosed in the quarantine areas.

Hanoi capital took the lead with 7,734 positive cases, followed by Nghe An, Dak Lak, and Phu Tho which recorded more than 3,000 cases each. On the same day, the northern province of Vinh Phuc registered to add more than 13,000 cases to the national coronavirus database.

The Ministry of Health also announced an additional 87,463 patients recovering from the disease, and 33 more deaths from the virus and other underlying illnesses.

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RoK removes Vietnam from high-risk list for Covid-19 pandemic

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced on March 31 that it has removed Vietnam from its list of countries at high risk of the pandemic. The decision came after the KDCA analyzed the various risks of different nations and the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases when entering RoK.

Together with Vietnam, two other countries – Myanmar and Ukraine – also benefitted from the decision. The RoK agency on March 18 listed Vietnam among the countries subject to strengthened medical supervision as part of its measures to combat the pandemic.

Following the latest changes, from April 1 travelers from Vietnam who have either been vaccinated against Covid-19 or remain unvaccinated, will have to undergo a mandatory seven-day quarantine. In addition, flights from Vietnam to the RoK will be allowed to carry passengers equivalent to only 60% of their overall capacity.

Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the KDCA, said that the RoK plans to flexibly operate a system of assessing countries eligible for Covid-19 quarantine exemption through monitoring their pandemic risk level and subsequently making proper adjustments.

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World Bank to help Vietnam realize the high-income economy goal

A senior official of the World Bank has reaffirmed the institution’s commitment to supporting Vietnam in realizing its goals of becoming a high-income economy by 2045 and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, reported fibre2fashion.com.

“We are committed to working with Vietnam as it charts a renewed course towards ambitious development goals,” said WB VP for East Asia and Pacific Manuela V Ferro who recently concluded a five-day visit to Vietnam. Our partnership will focus on strategic areas that promote productivity-led, climate-resilient, inclusive growth, contributing to the World Bank’s global and local expertise, embedded in evidence-based analysis and financing,” she said.

According to fibre2fashion.com, the World Bank and Vietnam are jointly producing a report that will offer pathways and solutions for Vietnam to realize its aspiration. The world garment & fashion website cited a World Bank media release, saying the Vietnam 2045 report will take stock of the pace of reforms laid out in 2016’s Vietnam 2035 roadmap, analyze how Vietnam’s economic trajectory has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and other global megatrends, and provide recommendations to inform policy reform discussions leading up to the fourteenth Party Congress, scheduled for early 2026.

The World Bank’s current portfolio in Vietnam consists of 33 operations, worth a total of US$5.72 billion focused on transforming livelihoods and increasing infrastructure’s resilience to climate risks, education, health care, transport, energy, water resource management, and urban resilience. Since its re-engagement in Vietnam in 1994, the bank has committed a total of more than US$25.3 billion towards financing Vietnam’s development.

Vietnam Covid-19 Updates (April 1): Infections Fall Down Nearly 5,000 Since the pandemic started in 2020, the nation’s death toll stands at 42,493 cases or 0.4% of all infections.

Vietnam Covid-19 Updates (March 31): Nearly 86,000 New Infections, 41 Deaths Recorded As of March 30, Vietnam has detected 9,472,254 Covid-19 cases since the start of the outbreak, ranking 14th out of 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Vietnam Covid-19 Updates (March 30): Recoveries Hits Record Figure The national tally reached 9,386,489. By March 28, the country had injected 205,495,812 doses of Covid-19 vaccines.