Additional 260 COVID-19 infections recorded on July 4 morning
Vietnam detected another 260 cases of COVID-19, including six imported, in the past 6 hours to 12pm on July 4, raising the national count to 19,570, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
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Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam detected another 260 cases ofCOVID-19, including six imported, in the past 6 hours to 12pm on July 4,raising the national count to 19,570, according to the Ministry of Health(MoH).
Among the locally-infected cases, 213 were found in Ho Chi Minh City, 11 inBinh Duong, 10 in Phu Yen, five in Long An, four in Binh Dinh, two each in VinhLong, Hai Phong, Bac Giang and Tay Ninh, and one each in Ninh Thuan, Ha Tinhand Tra Vinh.
Vietnam has to date logged 17,716 local and 1,854 imported cases. A total of16,146 cases have been detected since the fourth coronavirus wave hit thecountry on April 27.
Fifteen provinces have gone through 14 consecutive days without new infectionsin the community, namely Yen Bai, Quang Tri, Thua Thien – Hue, Tuyen Quang, SonLa, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen, Dien Bien, Vinh Phuc, Hai Duong, PhuTho, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh and Quang Nam.
The MoH said as many as 7,643 COVID-19 patients have been given the all-clearso far.
♑ Among patients under treatment, 313 have tested negative forthe coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 132 twice and 74 thrice./.
Despite impacts from two waves of COVID-19 outbreaks in the first half of this year, especially on industrial hubs, Vietnam still posted gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5.64 percent and its export revenue rose 28.4 percent over the same period last year.
Tourism experts said if Vietnam succeeds in piloting the ‘COVID-19 vaccine passport’ policy, the sector can bounce back, welcoming back both domestic and foreign visitors.
Ho Chi Minh City should make every effort to place its current COVID-19 outbreak under control by August, requested Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh at a July 2 meeting with the municipal steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.
Vietnam logged 353 new COVID-19 cases from in the past six hours to 6pm on July 3, raising the total number of infections in the day to 922, a record high so far, reported the Health Ministry.
Vietnam recorded 267 new COVID-19 cases, including four imported and 263 domestic infections, in the past 12 hours to 6am on July 4, the Ministry of Health said.
Vietnam has always been one of the few countries able to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the Government’s efforts and determination as well as the application of many flexible measures, said Kazunori Sudo, General Director of Hitachi Asia (Vietnam).
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Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
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