Among the new cases, 69 were found in Bac Giang, which is the country’s current largest pandemic hotbed; 29 in Ho Chi Minh City, 15 in Bac Ninh, three in Ha Tinh, and one each in Hanoi and Lang Son.

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Taking samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo for illustration: tintucvietnam.vn)

So far, Vietnam has logged 9,356 domestic infections and 1,643 imported cases. The number of COVID-19 cases since April 27, when the latest outbreak began, amounted to 7,786. The death toll remained at 61.

Among active patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments, 431 have tested negative for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 72 twice and 73 thrice.

Twenty-three provinces have gone through 14 consecutive days without new cases.

In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, the MoH has called on citizens to follow the 5K message, including khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration), to help contain the outbreaks.

Source: VNA