Pontoon bridges relieve Duong River traffic
Two pontoon bridges will be installed over the Duong River to reduce the load on the bridge which is currently under repair.
Land clearance and ground leveling have already been completed, and the plan has received approval from the Government.
Blood tumor surgery proves successful
Doctors at Hue city Central Hospital successfully removed a 3.8-kg blood tumor from the left arm of a three-year-old child during a two-hour operation on Thursday.
The child, who was hospitalised on March 23 after her left arm swelled up and bled, has since showed signs of recovery.
Pedestrian killed in coach collision
A pedestrian was killed and nine others injured when a speeding coach collided with a truck and three motorbikes in Tinh Bien District of southern An Giang Province on Thursday.
The accident occurred on a strip of National Highway No 91.
1,000 tonnes of rice aid for poor farmers
Central Quang Nam Province has earmarked 1,000 tonnes of rice in aid for farmers between crop harvests.
The rice will be provided by the Quang Nam Food and Service Joint Stock Company.
Tay Giang District will receive the largest quantity of rice, 250 tonnes, to support poor households along the country’s western border with Laos.
Agent Orange victims receive US$132,500
Da Nang City Association of Victims of Agent Orange has raised funds of over VND 2.5 billion (US$132,500) for local agent orange victims at an exchange programme held on Thursday.
The programme also received donations of 50 wheelchairs and 70 packages of presents for the victims.
The fund will be used to build a care centre for agent orange victims, said the association.
Polluting HCMC buses to face fines
HCM City traffic inspectors and the Viet Nam Register plan to check and fine buses found to be discharging exhaust fumes above standard levels as of June, said deputy inspector of HCM City’s Traffic and Transportation Department Le Hong Viet.
Violating buses will be fined VND 200,000-300,000 ($10.60-16) and required to repair defects immediately.
More cholera cases found in Ben Tre
Mekong Delta Ben Tre Province’s Department of Health on Thursday reported another three cases of cholera virus, bringing the total number infected since May 9 to 24.
Dr. Nguyen Van Thang, the department’s deputy head, said the department still hasn’t found what is causing the outbreak in two districts of Mo Cay Nam and Mo Cay Bac.
The number of patients hospitalised for diarrhea has reached nearly 222, he added.
The provincial department had earlier asked the Ministry of Health to announce an epidemic, but the ministry held off, saying the outbreak was under control, and it would monitor the situation.
Thang said that most patients come from Tan Hoi and Thanh Thoi B communes, Mo Cay Nam District’s towns of Mo Cay Nam and Huong My, areas near the Thom River and the general hospital on Minh Isle.
Dr Ho Trung Tuyen of the provincial Preventive Medicine Centre said the first patient with cholera was found and treated at the Tien Giang Province general hospital on May 9.
The local health sector took 22 test samples of water from canals, lakes, tap water and bottled water from around the first patient’s address, he added. None of the samples were positive for cholera.
All patients said they had eaten well-cooked cooking and boiled water.
According to the provincial department, all 24 patients were isolated and treated at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Hospital and Minh Isle general hospital. Some have been discharged, while the rest are recovering.
However, Nguyen Quoc Bao, the province’s deputy chairman, said the cause of the disease still couldn’t be explained.
The HCM City Pasteur Institute is sending officials to the province to continue sampling and testing to find the source of the stomach bug.
Thang said that the province is trying to raise public awareness about hygiene. Local newspapers reported, however, residents have continued to eat at unhygienic vendor stalls, which are popular outside hospitals.
Experts said the rural practice of using rivers and canals as toilets was a possible source of the cholera, as 70 percent of rural residents also use waterways as a source of water for cooking and washing.
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