Citizens conduct disinfection upon arrival in a concentrated quarantine area (Photo: VNA)
The new patient is a 53-year-old man who returned home on a repatriation flight from Russia on July 9th. He resides in Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi.
After landing at Can Tho International Airport, he was sent to a concentrated quarantine facility in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.
On July 12th, he was taken samples for testing and the result showed positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
He is being quarantined and treated at Ca Mau General Hospital.
Vietnam has now gone 89 days without any community transmissions.
Among the total 373 cases, 232 were imported and quarantined right upon arrival.
Two more patients have been given the all-clear from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 352 or 94.4 percent of all cases.
Notably, there is zero death. The remaining patients are being treated at health facilities across the country. Most of them are in stable condition. Five have tested negative for the virus once, and one tested negative at least twice
Seafood shipments to EU to enjoy zero tariff from August
From August 1st, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will officially take effect.
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According to the agreement, some processed products with high basic tariffs when exported to the EU will be immediately reduced to 0%, such as oysters, scallops, squid, octopus, clams and processed abalone.
Additionally, Vietnamese lobster, frozen or smoked sugpo prawn (without shells), dried fish (salt or brined), smoked fish and tuna of all kinds exported to the market will be cut to 0%. Currently, these items are subject to 8%-22% tariffs.
The EU is now the second biggest seafood market of Vietnam, making up more than 17% of the total export value. Of this, shrimp accounts for 22% of market share, tra fish 11% and other seafood products 30%-35%.
Resuming air transport between Vietnam and China
The Vietnamese government has decided to restore air transport activities between Vietnam and China, according to a conclusion recently released by the Government Office on July 13th.
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The frequency and conditions for passenger carriage between the two countries will be agreed on by aviation authorities of Vietnam and China.
The Government leader noted that immigration demand of overseas Vietnamese, foreign investors, experts and overseas Vietnamese students is increasing sharply.
The Government’s view is creating conditions to meet the legitimate and practical needs in priority order which are suitable to the ability of meeting domestic reception and isolation requirements.
The Government asked priority to be given to Vietnamese stranded overseas, diplomats, foreign experts, specialists, skilled workers and students.
Quick testing and appropriate isolation for each type of entry to ensure requirements of prevention and control of epidemics are obligatory.
The PM also assigned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Transport to increase repatriation flights and reopen commercial services to Seoul (the Republic of Korea), Japan's Tokyo (Japan), Taiwan (China) Vientiane (Laos) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia) to bring Vietnamese abroad home./.