Day: July 9, 2022

Hanoi Sales Promotion” 2022 opened on July 8 in Times City, Hoang Mai ward, Hanoi, aiming to stimulate consumer demand, ease difficulties, promote production and business as well as improve enterprises’ competitiveness.

The event is part of the concentrated promotion programme of the capital city with discounts of up to 100% in more than 2,000 points of sale.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Tran Thi Phuong Lan, Director of the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade, stressed that it is one of the important activities of the department in particular and the city in general, in order to stimulate domestic demand and recover production and business, thus contributing to municipal socio-economic development in the post-COVID-19 period.

The event, which runs until July 12, drew the participation of more than 100 companies operating in various fields such as industry, food, telecommunications, information technology, education and training.

Within the framework of the Hanoi promotion programme, the department will continue to organise a series of fairs and exhibitions to boost domestic consumption, such as 2022 “Cashless Event” in July and the “Hanoi White Night” 2022./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

A total of 684 new COVID-19 infections were reported in Vietnam on July 9, down 116 cases from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

The new infections brought the country’s total caseload to 10,754,348 since the pandemic broke out.

As many as 6,522 patients were declared to be free from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on the day, lifting the total number of recoveries to 9,756,387. There are 23 patients in serious conditions needing breathing support.

Meanwhile, the death toll was still kept at 43,089 as no death related to the disease was logged on the day.

More than 235.18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Vietnam so far./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency