COVID-19: Vietnam logs 96 locally transmitted cases over six hours
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed an additional 96 infections in five localities across Vietnam, mostly in Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City.
Bac Giang alone, the country’s largest coronavirus hotspot, recorded 55 cases in quarantine and lockdown areas linked to outbreaks at industrial parks.
Elsewhere, 14 cases were detected in Bac Ninh, the country’s second largest COVID-19 hotspot, 19 cases in Ho Chi Minh City, six cases in Hanoi and two cases in Long An.
Notably, the fresh outbreak at the Revival Ekklesia Mission Vietnam, a Christian congregation in HCM City’s Go Vap district has yet to show signs of abating.
Of the 19 new cases announced at 12.00am by the MoH, 18 cases are tied to the outbreak at the religious sect. The remaining patient is a healthcare worker at South Saigon hospital.
Also in its 12.00am COVID-19 update, the MoH announced six imported cases, including a Russian citizen and a Chinese citizen.
Both foreign experts entered Vietnam from their home countries recently and were placed in quarantine upon their arrival, thus posing no risk to the community.
