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Cao Bang province reports first-ever COVID-19 case

The northern border province of Cao Bang on November 5 recorded its first-ever COVID-19 case which was detected in Na Sai village in Yen Tho commune of Bao Lam district.

The patient is a 20-year-old man returning from the northern province of Bac Ninh on October 31. He worked for a buffet restaurant in Nam Son district, Bac Ninh province.

On November 3, he received a call from the restaurant's manager who said he had close contact with a COVID-19-infected employee there.

After taking RT-PCT test, he was found positive to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on November 4./.
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Ho Chi Minh City images illuminate Seoul to mark 50 years of bearing late Presidents name

Ho Chi Minh City images illuminate Seoul to mark 50 years of bearing late President's name

Images celebrating the 50th anniversary of Saigon–Gia Dinh officially being renamed Ho Chi Minh City (July 2, 1976 – 2026), are being displayed on giant electronic screens in central Seoul, capital of the Republic of Korea (RoK), on July 1-2, highlighting the Vietnamese city's international outreach and growing ties with its Korean sister city.

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