Health
Vietnam struggles to contain rapid resurgence of COVID-19 – WSWS
After three months of no confirmed cases, Vietnam is witnessing a nationwide spread of the virus due to a new outbreak in the city of Da Nang.
By
Owen Howell
3 August 2020
The unexpected emergence of a coronavirus cluster in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang has led to a rapid transmission across the country. Though previously lauded as a success story in the international press, having recorded no new local infections for 99 days, Vietnam has now detected cases in the capital, Hanoi, as well as Ho Chi Minh City, and throughout the Central Highlands region.
The first new case appeared in Da Nang Hospital on July 25, before the virus…
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