More than 100 new cases have been confirmed in the past week, more than half of them patients at a hospital in Da Nang
A man wears a protective mask as he drives past a banner promoting prevention against COVID-19, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 31, 2020.Vietnam on Friday reported its first-ever death of a person with the coronavirus as it struggles with a renewed outbreak after 99 days with no local cases.
Da Nang is Vietnam’s most popular beach destination, and thousands of visitors were in the city for summer vacation. Across the country, authorities are rushing to test people who have returned home from the coastal city.Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, head of the country’s Administration of Medical Examination and Treatment, said there are at least six other elderly patients with COVID-19 currently in critical condition. All have other underlying illnesses, he said.
Experts worry the actual number of cases could be far higher. Before the latest outbreak it had a total of only 416 cases.
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