Society

Hanoi to extend stay-at-home mandate for 15 more days

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2 years ago

August 6, 2021

A medical worker swabs a man for Covid-19 testing. The Hanoi Party Committee has decided to extend citywide social distancing in line with the prime minister’s Directive 16 for 15 more days – PHOTO: VNA

HCMC – The Hanoi Party Committee has decided to extend the citywide stay-at-home mandate in line with the prime minister’s Directive 16 for 15 more days, starting from August 8 to 22, to prevent the spread of Covid-19, standing deputy secretary of the committee Nguyen Thi Tuyen said today, August 6.

The decision was made as over the past few days, the city has reported 50-70 infections each day, with many of them detected at wholesale markets, supermarkets and high-risk areas.

Earlier on July 23, the municipal government imposed the shelter-in-place order under Directive 16 for 15 days from July 24 until August 7. Under the order, households should physically distance from other households, quarters from other quarters, wards from other wards and districts from other districts.

However, the trajectory of transmission in Hanoi City remains unpredictable.

This afternoon, the Hanoi Department of Health reported 40 more cases in 12 districts. The sources of infection of several cases are unknown, the local media reported.

Since the latest wave of infections began in late April, Hanoi City has confirmed over 1,500 cases.

Source: https://english.thesaigontimes.vn/83582/hanoi-to-extend-stay-at-home-mandate-for-15-more-days.html

Society

Vietnam develops open educational resources for higher education

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1 hour ago

October 2, 2023

TienphongNews

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed Decision No. 1117/QD-TTg approving a programme to develop open educational resources for higher education.

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Illustrative photo (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)

Hanoi – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha
has signed Decision No. 1117/QD-TTg approving a programme to develop open
educational resources for higher education.

Under the programme, in the 2023-2026 period, a portal of open
educational resources will be built and put into operation, providing learning, teaching,
and research materials for learners, officials, lecturers of higher education
institutions, and those who need to update higher education knowledge.

By 2026, over 40% of higher education institutions in the
country will participate in building and developing open educational resources. Over
20% of higher education majors have textbooks, teaching, and learning materials
posted on the portal. Over 300 textbooks, teaching, and learning materials in
higher education will be posted to the portal.

Regarding exploitation and use of the resources, the programme aims to have at least 50% of higher education institutions access and use the resources, and over 50%
of officials and lecturers of higher education institutions access and use
the resources for their teaching and research. In addition, over 50% of
learners studying in higher education institutions will access and use the
resources for their learning and research.

The programme also sets the task of completing the system
of legal documents regulating the development, exploitation, and use of open
educational resources.

Educational institutions are called on to develop databases and
connect the databases to the national portal on open educational resources./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-develops-open-educational-resources-for-higher-education/268635.vnp

Society

Stent left inside 80-year-old woman’s ureter for 4 years

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5 hours ago

October 2, 2023

TienphongNews

The Ninh Thuan Province General Hospital in south-central Vietnam carried out a surgery to remove a stent that had been left for four years in an 80-year-old woman’s ureter last week.

A representative of the hospital said on Tuesday that the patient, named Tr. T. D., is being monitored carefully. Her health condition is stable.

The elderly woman was taken to the hospital on Wednesday last week in a state of prolonged fever, backache, septic shock, hypotension, and cardiac arrhythmia.

After she underwent a CT scan, doctors discovered a forgotten stent inside her left ureter, while the two heads of the stent were covered with nephroliths. She was suffering from hydronephrosis as well.

One of her family members said that D. experienced a surgery in which a stent was placed in her left ureter in 2019, but she did not come back to hospital for a follow-up examination.

As such, the stent remained in her ureter.

A silicon stent must be removed from a patient’s ureter a maximum of one year after it is placed in the patient’s body, according to the representative of the Ninh Thuan Province General Hospital.

If a stent remains in patients’ ureters for a long time, nephroliths will form and cling to the tube, affecting their health.

Patients who have their ureters placed with a stent are advised to follow doctors’ instructions and undergo scheduled medical re-examinations.

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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20230928/stent-left-inside-80yearold-womans-ureter-for-4-years/75823.html

Society

President extends Mid-Autumn Festival wishes to children

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9 hours ago

October 2, 2023

TienphongNews

President Vo Van Thuong on September 26 sent a letter extending his best wishes to Vietnamese children inside and outside the country as well as foreign children living in Vietnam on the occasion of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival 2023.

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An art performance celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi – President Vo Van Thuong on
September 26 sent a letter extending his best wishes to Vietnamese children
inside and outside the country as well as foreign children living in
Vietnam on the occasion of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival 2023.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, the 15th day of the
eighth lunar month which falls on September 29 this year, is a festival of love
and sharing, and also an opportunity for adults to remind themselves to pay
more attention to children with love, responsibility and practical actions, he wrote.

The State leader called for more efforts to support children in difficult
circumstances, orphans, and those living in remote, border and island areas so
that all children can fully enjoy the festival and have fun
with their family and community.

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Children in Hanoi enjoy Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere (Photo: VNA)

Thuong said he is moved and proud to see many children performing good deeds, showing love to their parents and grandparents, and helping and sharing with unfortunate peers. Many children have studied hard, recording high
achievements and becoming the pride of their family and fatherland.

He encouraged children to nurture their dreams and wished them a happy Mid-Autumn Festival 2023./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/president-extends-midautumn-festival-wishes-to-children/268634.vnp