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HCMC Prepares For Potential Post-Tet COVID-19 Outbreak

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by Joe Fotalattee

Tet will increase the risk of bringing sub-variants into Vietnam due to exchange, travel, and cross-border trade. The health sector in Ho Chi Minh City has mobilized medical resources to effectively prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic.

The Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health suggested that the heads of 51 medical facilities prepare personnel specialized in emergency resuscitation. Within 24 hours from activation request, hospitals are to be ready to treat patients at field hospitals.

Officials have planned for seven scenarios and levels of potential outbreaks.

In preparation for scenario 1, the hospital in Binh Chanh district, at 9A-B Nguyen Van Linh street has a capacity of 100 beds for intensive care, and this hospital prepared drills on January 17.

The seven scenarios being prepared by public health officials:

  • Scenario 1: 100 beds require 162 people, including 54 doctors and 108 nurses.
  • Scenario 2: 300 – 600 beds (with 100 resuscitation beds) require 240 people, including 80 doctors and 160 nurses.
  • Scenario 3: 600 – 900 beds (with 150 resuscitation beds) need 348 people, including 116 doctors and 232 nurses.
  • Scenario 4: 900 – 1,200 beds (with 200 resuscitation beds), needing 474 people, including 158 doctors and 316 nurses.
  • Scenario 5: 1,200 – 1,500 beds (with 250 resuscitation beds) require 588 people, including 196 doctors and 392 nurses.
  • Scenario 6: 1,500 – 1,800 beds (with 300 resuscitation beds) require 708 people, of which 236 doctors and 472 nurses.
  • Scenario 7: Over 1,800 beds (with 450 resuscitation beds) need 954 people, of which 318 doctors and 636 nurses.
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Pork Sales For Tet

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By Joe Fotalattee

VNA is reporting major retailers are advertising steep discounts on necessary consumer goods in preparation for the Lunar New Year.

The Union of Trade Cooperatives of Ho Chi Minh City, in particular, continues to “pump” 12,000 Tet products and programs to the market to meet consumer shopping and consumption needs for the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit in 2023. Pork is the primary ingredient in Tet dishes like banh chung and banh tet, and retailers are slashing pork prices.

Saigon Co. Op is providing a 30% discount on ground pork products, pork bones, pig bones, pork ribs, and pork ribs.

A variety of food products will continue to be promoted through sales, according to Phan Van Dung, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Animal Products Industry Joint Stock Company (VISSAN). The price will remain stable to boost consumer demand.

The volume of goods expected to enter the market may rise by an average of 20 to 35 percent during the week leading up to the Lunar New Year in 2023.

The government and retailers have been working together to ensure no stock shortages and to curb inflation. The economic outlook for 2023 continues to remain positive.

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Where To See Fireworks On January 22

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By Joe Fotalattee

On January 22 (the first day of the Lunar New Year), fireworks will be set off for 15 minutes at 00:00 at six locations with assistance from charitable organizations.

The Saigon River tunnel (Thu Duc City), Ben Noc Monument Memorial Temple in Thu Duc City, Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11, Can Thanh Town in Can Gio District, Ben Duoc Martyrs Memorial Temple in District Cu Chi, and the Memorial of Martyrs of Mau Than 1968 in Binh Chanh District.

The Vietnam Beat previously compiled a list of Rooftop Bars to see the skyline, and many of the same venues will have events on January 22.

Along with fireworks, many yearly Lunar New Year celebrations continue to take place, including the Duong Sach Festival, from 17:00 on January 19 to January 26. Le Loi (District 1) was chosen over Nguyen Van Binh Book Street this year. In addition, Nguyen Hue Flower Street, Spring Flower Festival, and Tet Flower Market are all in the works.

Additionally, the city hosts a variety of cultural and artistic events, including Cai Luong performances at Tran Huu Trang Theater and in front of the City Cultural Center from January 14 to February 5, as well as Don Ca Tai Tu performances from January 20 to January 29 in front of the Opera House.

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Prime Minister Urges Covid-19 Prevention This Tet

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By Joe Fotalatte

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Directive 05/CD-TTg, dated January 8th, on strengthening the prevention and control of epidemics during the Lunar New Year and the 2023 festival season.

According to the telegram sent to the ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, government-affiliated organizations, and agencies must continue implementation of epidemic prevention and control solutions across all levels and sectors, with particular attention to the vaccination campaign for COVID-19 prevention.

The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is still unpredictable and unstable, and new sub-variants of the XBB variant have recently emerged. Because of its capacity to evade immunity, the XBB variant spreads more quickly than other Omicron variants and has now been detected in 70 countries.

The immunity conferred by vaccination will also wane over time, despite high vaccination rates. The risk of an increase in COVID-19 cases is due to the timing of the season change, the transition from winter to spring, as well as the relaxing of epidemic prevention and control policies in some countries. During the Lunar New Year and Spring of 2023, there will be trade, tourism, festivals, and other large indoor gatherings increasing the risk of infections.

Many health experts recommend getting updated booster shots within 4-6 months of the previous jab.

 

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Da Nang Students Awarded Free Bus Tickets To Go Home For Tet

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By Joe Fotalatte

Dong A University in Da Nang has provided more than 200 free bus tickets worth more than VND40 million to its underprivileged students from 16 central provinces so they can visit their families for Tet in their hometowns. They also awarded 10 scholarships worth 3 million VND to first-year students. Scholarships worth 1 million VND each were given t to another 10 diligent poor students.

This is the eleventh time that Dong A University has put together a significant program to assist students with bus tickets. Up to this point, the school has paid for nearly 4,000 poor students’ bus tickets, each costing VND200,000.

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Dates To Know For Traditional Tet Celebrations

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By Joe Fotalattee

Listen up, foreigner, do you feel like you never know what is going on? It’s time to look ahead to the nearly month long holiday of Tet 2023, The Year of The Cat, and the secrets of the start, end and in-between.

Although the official national holiday is six days, January 21 through January 26, the celebrations last roughly 30+ days, from the “Minor New Year” or “Kitchen God Day” January 14 to Tet Nguyen Tieu — the “First Full Moon of the Year” February 5.

Key dates:

January 14: During a Feast and House Cleaning “Kitchen God Day” households are cleaned and feasts are enjoyed. Three gods—God of the Kitchen, God of the Land and House, and God of the Market—are in charge of overseeing people’s homes and property in Vietnamese culture. The three deities go to Heaven on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to make their annual report and offer prayers for the upcoming year. On New Year’s Eve, they return to Earth and pick up where they left off. Vietnamese families clean their homes on this day and prepare a tray of traditional farewell offerings including boiled or steamed chicken.

January 17–19:
A traditional and indispensable dish for the Vietnamese New Year is Chung cake. They resemble square cakes and are encased in bamboo or banana leaves. They are made of glutinous rice, pork, and green beans. The shape of Earth is traditionally thought to be square with heaven being round. Vietnamese people make Chung cake to show their gratitude to their ancestors and their country of origin.

January 21 is Vietnamese New Year’s Eve:
Typical of Western New Years Eve, New Year’s Eve is a time for gathering with family, wrapping up the year’s events, and getting ready for the … Read more