The new infections took to the total number of coronavirus cases in Vietnam to 3,412, including 411 locally-transmitted infections detected since the latest outbreak hit the country on April 27.
The local transmissions were detected in Bac Ninh (27), Vinh Phuc (19), Da Nang (13), Bac Giang (5), Hanoi (9), Hoa Binh (2), Dak Lak (1), Dien Bien (1) and Lang Son (1).
The two imported cases are a Vietnamese citizen returning from France and an Indian expert who arrived in the country from Qatar. Both were immediately quarantined on arrival.
Of the 13 new cases in Da Nang city, eight of the patients, including seven women, work at AMIDA Beauty Salon.
In Hanoi, six of the new cases are either patients at the Dong Anh district-based National Hospital for Tropical Diseases or their relatives.
Authorities supervise the area when one patient in Điện Biên Province resides on Sunday. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI Thirty-one new COVID-19 local cases and one imported case were reported on Monday afternoon, including a one-year-old child. This is the first time the Ministry of Health has issued a midday report (in addition to the 6am and 6pm reports) since the pandemic began earlier last year, amid growing domestic outbreaks. The transmissions were detected in Hà Nội (21), Bắc Giang (7), Hoà Bình (1), Đà Nẵng (1) and Hải Dương (1). In Hà Nội, 12 of the cases are from the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, which is currently under lockdown.
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The military is mobilized to fumigate a hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Vietnam News Agency
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health provided an unexpected update on COVID-19 cases around noon on Monday, as local infections have increased so fast recently.
In its noon report, the ministry registered an additional 31 domestic cases, including 21 in Hanoi, seven in Bac Giang Province, and one each in Hoa Binh Province, Hai Duong Province, and Da Nang.
Twelve of the cases in the Vietnamese capital were recorded at the Dong Anh District branch of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
This is the first time ever that the ministry has given an update on COVID-19 cases around noon.
Vietnam records highest-ever daily COVID-19 tally as outbreak worsens
This figure is expected to rise by Monday evening as further cases are added to the tally.
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Vietnam on Monday recorded more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 via community transmission for the first time since the start of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said.
By noon on Monday, Vietnam had recorded 109 cases of COVID-19, with the majority found in the capital of Hanoi, nearby northern provinces and the coastal city of Da Nang.
This figure is expected to rise by Monday evening as further cases are added to the tally.