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Soldiers help HCM City residents in coronavirus battle
HCM CITY — Images of soldiers helping local citizens in their daily life have become familiar as HCM City tightens restrictions on movement amid an increasing surge of coronavirus cases.
Despite the formidable challenges ahead, the military forces have expressed a steely determination to help the city and other southern localities stamp out the virus.
Soldiers are not only doing their duties patrolling and guarding streets but also participating in other activities, including providing treatment to COVID-19 patients and delivering food and aid to households.
HCM City is not short of supplies, but locals must plan a menu, and soldiers will help them buy the ingredients.
The soldiers, used to military training, are now experts in selecting food at supermarkets, which they then carefully arrange in packages for each household.
HCM City has so many alleyways that it is sometimes hard for them to find houses that need food to be delivered, but with support from social organisations including the local youth union and voluntary teams, soldiers can find the right addresses.
“Entrusted by the Government, the army is determined to use all means and forces, within and even beyond its ability, together with HCM City, the southern provinces of Bình Dương, Long An and Đồng Nai and other COVID-19-hit localities, to wipe out the pandemic and bring people’s lives back to normal,” said Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Văn Giang.
Giang made the statement at a ceremony at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội earlier this week to bid farewell to a delegation of the Military Medical University, including 1,096 officers and students, who were heading to support the southern provinces and city to fight the pandemic.
The delegation, including 264 doctors, 73 nurses and 759 students, will be divided into 341 mobile military medical groups.
They will take responsibility for the establishment of temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals, collecting samples for testing, providing vaccination and necessities, giving medical care for those with common diseases and COVID-19 patients in quarantine facilities and at home, and other tasks at request, Giang said.
Earlier on August 21, the Military Medical University also sent 295 officers and students, who were divided into over 100 groups, to the southern region.
In response to the appeal of Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, directions by the Government, the Central Military Commission and Party Committees at all levels, the entire military forces have deployed over 1,900 checkpoints with over 13,000 staff in border areas, nearly 5,000 checkpoints with more than 22,000 officers and self-defence militia in localities.
The army has donated VNĐ510 billion (US$22.1 million) to the national COVID-19 vaccine fund and deployed thousands of vehicles carrying vaccines to localities.
Many units also joined in voluntary blood donation, set up stalls to sell goods at zero Vietnamese đồng, and helped farmers harvest farm produce. —
Source: https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/1020286/soldiers-help-hcm-city-residents-in-coronavirus-battle.html
The ongoing Ho Chi Minh City River Festival, taking place from Friday to Sunday this week, features a boat parade every night with the participation of some 40 cruise ships, yachts, floating restaurants, canoes operated by tourism businesses on the Saigon River.
This waterway parade is expected to be one of the highlights of the three-day festival, hosted by the municipal Department of Tourism, in coordination with the municipal Department of Culture and Sports as well as relevant agencies.
The boat parade starts from the Saigon Cruise Port in District 4 to the waters near the Landmark 81 building, the highest skyscraper in the country, with the participating ships decorated with colorful lights to attract festival-goers.
The boat parade will take place between 7:30 pm and 9:00 pm on Saturday and from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Sunday this week.
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| Illuminated boats stage a parade on the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City, August 4, 2023. Photo: T.T.D / Tuoi Tre |
Aside from watching the boat parade, festival-goers can access some 150 special deals offered by over 100 travel firms at the event.
They can also explore riverside cultural space, take part in a wide range of traditional folk games, and enjoy various traditional music and dance shows.
These activities are scheduled to take place at the Saigon Cruise Port, the Bach Dang Wharf Park, the Binh Dong Wharf, along the banks of Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal, and in various tourist sites.
Below are some photos of a boat parade held on Friday night:
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| Illuminated boats are on parade near the Ba Son Bridge, which spans over the Saigon River and links District 1 with Thu Duc City in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| The boat parade is seen at the Vinhomes Central Park Tan Cang area. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| Cruise ship guests enjoy the spectacular scenery of Ho Chi Minh City at night. Photo: T.T.D / Tuoi Tre |
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| A sparkling riverside view of the Ho Chi Minh City River Festival. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| A drone light art performance at the festival. Photo: T.T.D / Tuoi Tre |
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| A drone light art performance at the festival. Photo: T.T.D / Tuoi Tre |
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A group of students from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology have successfully created edible food wrap from shrimp shells, crab shells, and guava leaves after two years of research.
The group won first prize for their research at Bach Khoa Innovation 2023, an innovation and entrepreneurship competition hosted by their university.
The group collected shrimp and crab shells from seafood processing companies and guava leaves from guava gardens to develop their food wrap.
Shrimp shells consist of chitin which can be converted into chitosan after being processed, according to Le Y Nhi, a third-year food technology major at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and a member of the group which created the food wrap.
“Chitosan can inhibit many types of microbes. Extract from guava leaves is also antibacterial,” she said.
“As a result, the food wrap is antibacterial, has good oxidation resistance, and uses materials that are safe for people. However, the durability of the product should be improved.”
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| It took the students from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology about two years to create the edible food wrap. Photo: Supplied |
The student group drew up a plan to survey material resources, solutions, and equipment for their research since their first year at university, said Dinh Thiet Anh, a third-year chemical engineering student and also a member of the group.
“This is a premise for us to confidently take part in academic and startup competitions, and put the product into use,” Anh said.
Two remarkable characteristics of the food wrap are that it is edible and antibacterial, according to Associate Professor Dr. Huynh Ky Phuong Ha from the chemical engineering faculty of the university.
“The group’s research can be expanded, specifically adding denatured starch to improve the viscosity of the food wrap and adjusting ingredients to meet the preservation demand for different kinds of food,” Ha recommended.
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