According to the Hanoi Department of Health, the city injected 360,690 doses of Covid-19 vaccines on September 10, an increase of more than 100,000 shots compared to previous days, marking the highest number of people injected in a day since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Medical workers from Bac Giang inject Covid-19 vaccine to people in Gia Thuy ward, Long Bien district (Hanoi).

In Long Bien district, with the support of medical workers from Bac Giang province, the district has so far injected more than 31,000 doses of vaccine while Gia Lam district, with the support of medical workers from Bac Ninh province, has injected about 20,000 doses.

Gia Lam district is expected to complete its vaccination by September 12. Ba Dinh district has three wards having completed 100% of vaccination for its residents.

According to the Hanoi Department of Health, the city has required vaccination sites to organise injections with three shifts per day to speed up the process.

With the current injection pace, the city is expected to soon complete the vaccination of the first dose for 100% of its adults before September 15.

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Motorbike shippers in the capital city of Hanoi have been allowed to operate between 9am and 8pm every day during the period of social distancing.

Hanoi: How do people move through three epidemic prevention and control zones?

From 7 a.m. on September 4, the Hanoi Police and functional forces deployed 39 more checkpoints at the exit and entry routes of Zone 1 (red zone), with the task of strictly controlling all people and vehicles that can enter and exit Zone 1.

Strict lockdown continues in 10 Hanoi districts

Hanoi will continue to impose strict lockdown in 10 districts and partly impose it in five others which are considered high-risk for 15 days starting September 6.

Hanoi evacuates residents from Covid-19 cluster

Hanoi will start moving 1,200 residents from its biggest Covid-19 cluster to an isolated facility in the outskirts from Wednesday evening, officials said.

Hanoi may extend social distancing beyond September 6: CDC

Hanoi may extend its current social distancing order beyond its intended Sept. 6 deadline amid persistent coronavirus threats, the municipal CDC said Wednesday.

Source: NDO