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Vietnam has recorded 18 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, an increase of six cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its COVID-19 update on January 28.
Chief Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam Dr Angela Pratt on January 6 warned that the fight against COVID-19 is not over yet as many people are getting infected, hospitalised, and dead in many countries around the world.
In the first fortnight of October, 18 cases of XBB sub-variant of Omicron detected.
Covid-19 continues to be a public health emergency of international concern, 8,000 to 9,000 deaths are being reported every week worldwide due to the infection, WHO chief scientist said.
Of 18 cases of XBB sub-variant of Omicron in Maharashtra, Pune reported 13, Nagpur and Thane recorded two each and Akola witnessed one.