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Vietnam logs nine new COVID-19 infections on February 3

Vietnam documented nine locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections, and no imported cases in the past 12 hours as of 6am on February 3, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Of the new cases, four were recorded in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, two in the northern province Hai Duong province – the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, two in the southern province of Binh Duong, and one in Hanoi.

The country has recorded 1,891 SARS-CoV-2 infections so far. Of the total, 1,003 were locally-transmitted cases, including 310 linked to Hai Duong since the latest coronavirus outbreak hit the province on January 27.

According to the Treatment Sub-committee under National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, 1,461 COVID-19 patients have recovered. Among the patients still under treatment, three have tested negative for the virus one, seven twice, and two thrice. Thirty- five died from complications related to the disease.

There are 27,714 people who had close contact with confirmed cases or coming from the pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at present./.
VNA/VNP

Vietnam, Laos hold 6th Defence Policy Dialogue

Vietnam, Laos hold 6th Defence Policy Dialogue

Looking ahead, the two sides agreed to enhance practical and effective cooperation, focusing on delegation exchanges, maintaining consultation and dialogue mechanisms, especially the Defence Policy Dialogue, and promoting existing cooperation models such as exchanges among young officers, military women, twinning programmes between military units and local communities, and annual conferences between military regions, and border guard forces of the two countries.

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