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Antibacterial substances distributed to aid anti-COVID-19 efforts

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the Ministry of Health to supply 15 tonnes of Chloramine B and 15 million water purification tablets, free of charge, from the national reserves to certain provinces and ministries to serve the COVID-19 fight.
Antibacterial substances distributed to aid anti-COVID-19 efforts ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the Ministry of Health to supply 15 tonnes of Chloramine B and 15 million water purification tablets, free of charge, from the national reserves to certain provinces and ministries to serve the COVID-19 fight. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assignedthe Ministry of Health to supply 15 tonnes of Chloramine B and 15 million waterpurification tablets, free of charge, from the national reserves to certainprovinces and ministries to serve the COVID-19 fight.

The beneficiaries are Hai Duong, Gia Lai, and Quang Ninh provinces,which are all in the middle of a COVID-19 outbreak, along with the Border GuardHigh Command under the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Health.

As of the morning of February 8, Vietnam had recorded2,005 infections, of which 1,115 are community infections, with 422 detectedsince this latest outbreak hit the country on January 27.

Some 1,472 patients have recovered whilefatalities remain unchanged at 35, according to the National Steering Committeefor COVID-19 Prevention and Control./.
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