In Photos: The First Week Of In-Person Class Resumption In HCMC
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Source: Bobby Vu for Vietcetera
When Ho Chi Minh City opened its schools for more than a million children from preschool to sixth grade on Monday, teachers and school staff members stepped up their safety protocols, and so did the parents. After weeks of preparation, all schools concerned received students back based on their parents’ consent, the municipal Department of Education and Training said.
A massive red banner was also installed right above the school sign with the 5T message. In addition to the 5K message, the Ministry of Health also released a 5T message to further promote anti-COVID-19 measures. The 5T message includes Test COVID; strictly follow 5K (Tuan thu 5K); provide adequate food and necessities (Thuc pham); provide medicine bags and utilize mobile medical stations (Thay thuoc); and vaccination (Tiem chung).
Vietnam on Friday recorded 42,439 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of confirmed coronavirus infections to 2,685,463. Of the new infections, 4,549 were recorded in Hanoi, and 12 were imported cases. The rest were reported in 63 provinces and cities.
So far, 200 cases of the Omicron variant were detected in HCMC (97), Quảng Nam (27), Hà Nội (14), Khánh Hòa (11), Đà Nẵng (8 ), Kiên Giang (4), Quảng Ninh (20), Thanh Hóa (2), Hải Dương (2), Hải Phòng (1), Long An (2), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (1), Bình Dương (2), Lâm Đồng (1), Ninh Bình (1), Hưng Yên (6) and Bình Phước (1).
More than 190.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide since the start of the pandemic.