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400 domestic cases added to Vietnam’s COVID-19 tally

Vietnam recorded 400 new COVID-19 cases from 6am to 12pm on July 7, of which 277 were found in quarantine sites or sealed off areas, according to the Ministry of Health.
400 domestic cases added to Vietnam’s COVID-19 tally ảnh 1Collecting swab sample for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamrecorded 400 new COVID-19 cases from 6am to 12pm on July 7, of which 277 werefound in quarantine sites or sealed off areas, according to the Ministry ofHealth.

Among the infections,there were 347 in Ho Chi Minh City, 19 in Long An, 13 in Quang Ngai, six in BacNinh, four in Phu Yen, three each in Tra Vinh and Bac Giang, two in Nghe An,and one each in Ca Mau, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Dak Lak.

As of July 7 noon, Vietnamhad recorded 20,459 domestic cases and 1,882 imported ones. The number ofinfections since the fourth wave of outbreaks hit the country on April 27amounted to 18,889.

Thirteen localitiesnationwide have gone through two weeks without new cases in the community.

As many as 8,077patients have been given the all-clear, while the death toll has reached 102.

Of those still undertreatment, 311 tested negative with the coronavirus once, 133 twice and 72thrice.

To contain thepandemic in the “new normal” situation, the Health Ministry called on allVietnamese citizens to follow 5K message, including khau trang (facemask), khukhuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), andkhai bao y te (health declaration)./.
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