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The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

Due to the Covid-19 situation being unpredictable and not stabilized yet, an announcement of its ending in Vietnam may lead to negligence, making people unprepared against threats like new strains, the health ministry said. - VnExpress International

The first patient with monkeypox in Vietnam has tested negative to the virus, while people with close contacts with her have shown no suspected symptoms so far.

Hanoi also recorded three infections caused by the BA.5 sub-variant

Vietnam reported an additional 511 infections of COVID-19 on July 4, up 174 cases from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered faster administration of the third and fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine as part of measures against the unpredictable pandemic situation, especially when the sub-variant BA.5 has appeared in Vietnam and raised the risk of a new wave of coronavirus infections.

Vietnam reported an additional 730 COVID-19 cases and no death on July 2, according to the Ministry of Health.

Prof. Dr. Phan Trong Lan, Director of the Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Medicine emphasised the need to take booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines while speaking at a seminar on the matter held by the government portal on July 1.

The national caseload of COVID-19 reached 10,745,631 on June 29, according to the Ministry of Health.

A total 839 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm June 29 to 4pm June 30, according to the Ministry of Health.