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Additional 28,307 COVID-19 cases recorded

Vietnam on April 10 reported 28,307 new COVID-19 infections, including two imported cases, down 5,831 cases from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

The capital city of Hanoi continued to log the highest number of infections, with 2,181 cases, followed by Bac Giang province with 1,533 cases and Nghe An with 1,525 cases.

The new infections brought the country’s total caseload to 10,198,236 since the pandemic broke out, ranking 12 out of 227 countries and territories in the world.

As many as 34,991 patients were declared to be free from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, lifting the total number of recoveries to 8,532,523.

The same day, 19 fatalities were announced, raising the total death toll to 42,813.

The country has to date administered 208,525,313 doses of COVID-19 vaccines./.

VNA/VNP

Cultures of the World Festival closes with celebration of global unity

Cultures of the World Festival closes with celebration of global unity

Held from October 10–12, the festival was of an unprecedented scale, featuring 48 countries and international organisations, 45 cultural spaces, 34 international culinary booths, 23 art troupes from Vietnam and abroad, 12 publishing and book exhibition units, and 22 countries joining the international film screenings. This made the largest cultural diplomacy event in Vietnam’s history.

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