DOMESTIC AIRLINES REDUCE FLIGHT FREQUENCY TO FIGHT COVID-19
The Ministry of Transport green-lit the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam’s proposal to limit domestic flights from Hà Nội and HCM City to other cities and provinces to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
HCM CITY APPROVES $116M PACKAGE TO HELP WORKERS AFFECTED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The People’s Council of HCM City has approved a financial support package worth VNĐ2.75 trillion (US$116.55 million) to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 and to support employees affected by the pandemic.
PREPARE FOR LOCKDOWNS, HANOI, HCMC TOLD
Saying that Vietnam has entered the Covid-19 pandemic's peak period, Phuc asked the five city administrations to intensify their focus, speed up, and "take advantage of each hour and minute to carry out defined measures."
PM ISSUES DIRECTIVE ON COVID-19 PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a Directive rolling out measures to strengthen the COVID-19 prevention and control amid rapid increase of new infection cases over the past three weeks.
GOV’T CHIEF AGREES TO HALT INCOMING FLIGHTS AMID RISING COVID-19 INFECTIONS
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed with a proposal to halt incoming passenger flights to Viet Nam and reduce as many as possible flights from Ha Noi and and Ho Chi Minh City to other localities and vice versa in the next two weeks.
TEXTILE SECTOR BRACES FOR $473 MLN COVID-19 SETBACK
Le Tien Truong, CEO of Hanoi-based Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex), said that the figure was calculated based on the assumption that the pandemic is contained in May and the global economy starts recovering in June.
GOV’T BANS SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES UNTIL APRIL 15
The Government also decided to temporarily halt operations of service trading facilities, except for those selling essential goods and services. Chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities shall decided types of services to be temporarily shut down.
SAIGON TO SUPPORT 600,000 PEOPLE LOSING JOBS TO COVID-19 WITH MONTHLY ALLOWANCE
Since being granted more financial autonomy by the National Assembly in 2017, Saigon has been spending parts of its revenues on increasing the salaries of its 130,000 officials and civil servants. Last year it spent about VND7.2 trillion.
