Developments of COVID-19 in Vietnam as of 7 am of Aug 20, 2020
As of 7am of August 20, Vietnam has reported 654 cases of community transmission, according to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.
Vietnam reported four new locally infected cases of the coronavirus on August 19 evening, raising the total to 993, according to the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.
Vietnam News Agency Television Centre (Vnews) and the agency’s bureau in the northern province of Hai Duong on August 19 presented 5,500 face masks and 2,000 sets of protective clothing to the local centre for disease control and health department, in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
An 87-year-old man from the northern province of Phu Tho has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 while being treated for another disease at a hospital in Hanoi.
(Photo: VNA) 
