Eleven COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from the National Tropical Diseases Hospital on May 5 morning, bringing the country’s total recovered cases to 232.
There are still no new COVID-19 infections in the community as of 6pm on May 5, and the total number in Vietnam remains at 271 since the latest patient, an imported case, was recorded two days ago, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported.
Singapore’s retail sales in March dropped 13.3 percent compared with the same period last year, the biggest decrease in 22 years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Singapore Department of Statistics.
Lao authorities have agreed to allow Vietnamese citizens living and working in Laos to return to Vietnam via international border gates, said the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos on May 5.