Vietnam has recorded 45 news cases of Covid-19 – its highest single daily tally since the start of the pandemic – as an outbreak in the tourist city of Danang erodes the country's efforts to stay virus-free
Vietnam has recorded 45 new cases of COVID-19 – its highest single daily tally since the pandemic began – as an outbreak in the resort city of Danang erodes the country’s efforts to stay virus-free.
The Communist state won praise for stubbing out the virus early with strict restrictions on movement, extensive quarantine measures and a robust track and trace regime.
Since then nearly 100 people who had travelled to Danang have tested positive across the country, leaving health authorities scrambling to snuff out the outbreak.
The number of «infected people increased at a record figure with new 45 cases» the Suc Khoe Doi Song newspaper, the mouthpiece of the Ministry of Health, said on Friday.
Flights in and out of Danang and public transport within the city have already been suspended, and the majority of its 1.1 million inhabitants have been advised to remain at home.
At least 21,000 people are undergoing rapid test swabs for the virus in the capital Hanoi after travelling to Danang. Similar tests are also conducted in business hub Ho Chi Minh City for returnees from Danang.
This article was written by Agence France-Presse
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