HANOI – Vietnam hopes to tackle a new coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak by mass testing risk groups in Ho Chi Minh City and introducing new social distancing measures.
The efforts came in response to a new cluster linked to a religious mission.
Vietnam had relative success in controlling the virus but cases are rising over the past weeks.
Over the weekend, officials warned of a new “very dangerous” hybrid variant discovered in the country.
Overall, the country has registered just over 7,000 infections and 47 deaths, but the latest spike accounts for more than half of the total number of cases.(BBC)
