Wednesday, July 07, 2021, 09:00 GMT+7 Vehicles pour to the Thu Duc wholesale market to transport goods away before it comes into suspension in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City, July 6, 2021. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre Read what is in the news today: COVID-19 Updates -- The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Wednesday morning confirmed 277 new cases of COVID-19, including one imported case and 270 local infections in Ho Chi Minh City, raising the national tally to 22,341 cases, with 8,077 recoveries and 97 deaths. -- The health ministry announced three additional coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday evening. -- Authorities in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday decided to suspend the operations of the Thu Duc wholesale market from 8:00 am on Wednesday over new local coronavirus infections.