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The HCM City Department of Education and Training has proposed to provide financial support to both public and private schools to lower tuition fees. illustrative image Private primary schools and public primary schools which have been granted financial autonomy will get the support. This move aims to create education equity between all kinds of educational facilities and students since primary education is mandatory. Not only will the plan help ease the burden on the students' families, but it will also have positive impacts on the development of the private sector and help deal with the overcrowding problems at public schools. It will encourage more investment in private schools. The funds will come from the city's budget. At some public schools in HCM City, students go to schools in both the morning and afternoon, half of the day is mandatory and another half is voluntary with parents and schools needing to reach an agreement over tuition fees. The … [Read more...] about HCM City to provide support to both public and private schools

HCM CITY will reopen restaurants and other services from March 1. Other places such as gyms and theatres, bars, pubs remain closed until further notice. — Photo: baogiaothong.vn HCM CITY — The city authorities of HCM City have allowed the reopening of restaurants and other services starting from March 1. There have been no community transmitted COVID-19 cases in the city since February 11. Dương Anh Đức, deputy chairman of the city's People's Committee, said the city could reopen tourism activities, food and beverage businesses, wholesale markets, wet markets, museums and libraries. However, services such as bars, pubs, beer clubs, sports facilities and gyms will remain closed until further notice. Activities not included in these groups can reopen but must comply with COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control regulations. Ceremonies, religious and worship activities can be held with no more than 50 people at the same time. Attendees must follow COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Restaurants, other services in HCM City to reopen

The plan is being made because of pandemic developments including new variants and outbreaks globally. The department will continue to use available personnel and facilities at designated hospitals for treatment of COVID-19 patients. These hospitals include Cu Chi COVID-19 Treatment Hospital with 300 beds, Can Gio COVID-19 Treatment Hospital with 600 beds, HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases with 40 beds at its Department for Transmissible Diseases D, and the City Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital 2. These hospitals will be ready to increase the number of beds to admit COVID-19 patients and others suspected of having COVID-19 if an outbreak occurs. If the hospitals become overloaded, the department will use Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital’s 464 beds to admit COVID-19 patients. The department has instructed hospitals in the city to prepare doctors and nurses to be available for examination and treatment of COVID-19 patients if necessary. These doctors and nurses will … [Read more...] about HCM City’s Dept of Health develops emergency plan for COVID-19

Under the decision signed February 8, all beauty salons, karaoke palours, nightclubs, restaurants, bars, massage and sauna parlours will be temporarily closed until further notice. The city will suspend e-game stores, wedding centres, tea shops, theatres, sports centres, and billiards stores. Furthermore, all religious rituals and activities involving 20 people or more at sacred sites and places of worship must also be halted. Despite these closures, gas stations, pharmacies supermarkets and health clinics will be permitted to remain open, although they will have to comply with relevant measures as regulated by health authorities. Law-breakers will be strictly fined, according to the authorities. As of February 8, a total of 13 locations throughout seven districts, where COVID-19 patients have been detected, went into lockdown. HCM City has emerged as a new coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam after 29 cases were detected on February 7-8. The country’s largest city has recorded … [Read more...] about HCM City suspends non-essential services

The municipal People’s Committee has ordered continued closure of dance halls, bars, karaoke parlours, pubs, beer clubs, and facilities for indoor sports activities like gym, fitness, billiards, and yoga centres. Others not included in this list can be reopened but have to carry out all anti-coronavirus measures regulated by health authorities. Besides, the set of safety assessment criteria in COVID-19 prevention and control must be seriously implemented in the fields of tourism, transport, and restaurant services, as well as at wholesale and retail markets, supermarkets, trade centres, relic sites, and libraries. A distance of at least one metre from each other must be kept in those activities, and food service supplying establishments are not permitted to serve more than 30 people at the same time, according to the administration. Meanwhile, religious activities and rituals at local places of worship can take place with no more than 50 participants at the same time. They also … [Read more...] about HCM City keeps shutdown of certain services in place