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Vietnam goes through 45 days without community infections

No new COVID-19 case was recorded in Vietnam overnight, leaving the total at 328 as of 6am on May 31, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Vietnam has gone through 45 days in a row without community transmission.

Among the 328 cases confirmed so far, 188 were imported.

A total of 279 COVID-19 patients or 85 percent have fully recovered, while the remaining 49 are being treated at central and provincial health facilities in a stable condition. Of those, nine have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, and 17 negative at least twice.

As many as 7,870 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or returned from pandemic-hit areas are under health monitoring, of whom 69 were quarantined at hospitals, 6,870 at other concentrated facilities and 931 at home and place of residence./.
VNA/VNP

HCM City set to become megametropolis after administrative merger

HCM City set to become megametropolis after administrative merger

The new city, formed through the merger of Binh Duong, Ba Ria–Vung Tau, and Ho Chi Minh City, is envisioned as an international financial hub and a centre for science, technology, innovation, logistics, and regional cooperation — comparable to other leading Asian megacities.

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