VCCI releases handbook on Covid control
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VCCI releases handbook on Covid control

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has developed a “Handbook for infection control and safety measures for Covid-19 applied at manufacturing plants”, which emphasizes that businesses need to establish an Emergency Response Team (ERT) responsible for establishing policies and standard procedures and implementing safety measures in the workplace in a timely and effective manner.
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3.5 mln people obtain digital vaccination certificate

The government and the Ministries of Health and Information and Communication have assigned the Viettel Group to implement a vaccination management platform. The platform consists of four systems and is being applied in 62 of the country’s 63 cities and provinces. As of August 5, nearly 3.5 million Vietnamese had obtained a digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate via the platform.
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Call for Noi Bai buses to have special priority

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has suggested that vehicles used to transfer passengers to and from Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport be considered “green lane” means of transport, which are prioritized to operate in special lanes into Covid-19 prevention and control areas. It has also suggested that there be written instructions for Vietnamese citizens wanting to return to Vietnam as well as guidelines for airlines carrying passengers from Vietnam to international destinations, so they will not be forced to return to the country.