Vietnam deputy PM says COVID-19 outbreak to stay for a long time

A healthcare worker wearing protective suit walks past as local residents, who have returned after travelling to Da Nang, wait at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing center in Hanoi, Vietnam August 10, 2020. Photo: Reuters

“We have to take measures to live safely alongside the disease,” Dam said at a government meeting.

Vietnam, which first detected the novel coronavirus locally in January, has reported 989 cases and 26 virus-related deaths, with more than half of its infections in the past month alone.

The Southeast Asian country announced 53 recoveries the same day.

A total of 525 patients have recovered from the disease, according to the health ministry.

Five hundred and nine local infections have been reported since July 25, when the country documented its first community-based case after 99 days.

Most of the cases have been traced back to Da Nang.

Source: tuoitrenews.vn
Collected by My Nguyen