Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong also sent a wreath to the ceremony in memory of Covid-19 victims.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong sent a wreath to the ceremony.

The event aims to express sympathy to bereaved families over their pain and loss, and remind people of their responsibility in the pandemic combat, organisers said.

Delegates in Ho Chi Minh City commemorating the Covid-19 victims.

At 8:30pm, the memorial ritual began. In Ho Chi Minh City, which was the epicenter of the fourth resurgence of Covid-19, pagodas and churches rang the bell, and candles were lit at public places to commemorate the victims.

The delegates in Hanoi commemorating the Covid-19 victims.

According to the Ministry of Health, Vietnam’s Covid-19 death toll exceeded 23,500 as of November 19, of which more than 17,200 were recorded in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam mulls Covid prevention fund

The government will consider establishing a fund for Covid-19 prevention and control to add to the vaccine fund it set up earlier this year.

90.5 percent of Bac Giang population aged over 18 receive one Covid-19 vaccine shot

(BGO) – As of 2pm on November 15, Bac Giang province administered 1,515,523 Covid-19 vaccine doses, including 1,152,371 first shot and 363,152 second one. Thus, 90.5 percent of local population aged over 18 received at least one vaccine shot while 28.53 percent of adults were fully vaccinated.

Promptly classifying, treating Covid-19 patients

(BGO) - Recently, due to the new complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic in Bac Giang province, the number of infections has increased. For timely treatment, in the evening of October 31, the field hospital No. 2, located at the provincial stadium, resumed operations to care for and treat Covid-19 patients.

Bac Giang further raises vigilance to actively control over Covid-19 clusters

(BGO) – On November 12, Chairman of Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Le Anh Duong who is also deputy head of the Standing Board of the provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, and Commander of the provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Centre chaired the teleconference with ten districts and city.

Bac Giang tightens residential management to fight Covid-19 pandemic

(BGO)- Bac Giang has seen complicated developments of Covid-19 pandemic with different infection chains including the infection sources from those returning or coming from virus-hit areas who do not implement timely medical and residential declaration or intentionally violate. Tightening residential management is one the important measures contributing to effective prevention and control against the pandemic.

Source: NDO/VNA