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Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK COVID-19 variants

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Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK COVID-19 variants

Authorities in Vietnam have detected a new coronavirus variant that is a combination of the Indian and UK COVID-19 variants and spreads quickly by air, the health minister said on Saturday.

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"Vietnam has uncovered a new COVID-19 variant combining characteristics of the two existing variants first found in India and the UK," Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said in a statement.

"The new variant is very dangerous," he added.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...hybrid-indian-uk-covid-19-variant-2021-05-29/
 
Panic buying spree in HCMC after social distancing order


By Quynh Tran, Huu Khoa, Le Phuong May 30, 2021 | 09:55 pm GMT+7
Despite officials’ assurances of no food shortage, many HCMC residents flocked to supermarkets for stocking up supplies following a two-week social distancing order.

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Every aisle in the supermarket was packed, despite authorities pleas for caution. Frozen food and fruit were "sold out" in quick time. This is the second time that HCMC is implementing a two-week socially distancing measure city-wide, the first being in April last year.

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https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/pa...r-4286374.html
 
Vietnam's new Covid wave infection tally crosses 4,000


By Le Nga May 30, 2021 | 07:23 pm GMT+7

Vietnam reported 142 more local Covid-19 cases in five localities Sunday night, raising the number of patients recorded in the ongoing wave to 4,035.

Of them, 49 cases are in HCMC, 44 in epicenter Bac Giang, 28 are in its neighbor Bac Ninh, 20 in Hanoi and one in Da Nang.

The cases in HCMC are linked to a Christian religious mission cluster, raising the number of cases linked to this mission in the city to 143. Four other patients linked the cluster have also been reported in the southern Long An and Bac Lieu Provinces.

All cases Bac Giang have already been quarantined as they are linked to clusters at its industrial parks.


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https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vi...0-4286230.html
 
Viet Nam detects COVID-19 variant combining Indian, British mutations

14:26 | 29/05/2021

VGP – Viet Nam has uncovered a new COVID-19 variant combining characteristics of the two existing variants first found in India and the UK, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.

The new variant is very dangerous, stressed Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long at a national online meeting on COVID-19 held in the morning.

This is the eight strain detected in Viet Nam since the Southeast Asian country confirmed the first COVID-19 patient on January 23, 2020.

Other variants include a strain from China’s Wuhan; D614G from Europe, B.1.1.7 from the UK; B.1.351 from South Africa; B.1617 from India; B.1619 from Africa; and B.1222.

Viet Nam is experiencing the fourth wave of COVID-19 resurgence with 3,643 community infection cases in 32 cities and provinces since April 27, 2021.

The current wave features with fast transmission rate due to concurrent emergence of multiple outbreaks especially at industrial parks and multiple variants while patients suffer from more severe symptoms, said Nguyen.

As of mid-Saturday, the national caseload reached 6,713, including 2,896 recoveries and 47 deaths./.

By Thuy Dung

http://news.gov.vn/Home/Viet-Nam-de...ning-Indian-British-mutations/20215/44009.vgp

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Viet Nam halts int’l flights to Noi Bai airport amid COVID-19 resurgence

15:06 | 31/05/2021

VGP – The Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAC) has announced temporary suspension of international flights to Noi Bai International Airport in Ha Noi from June 1 to June 7.
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The move was introduced as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier on May 27, the Authority announced suspension of international flights to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City until June 6.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign arrivals to Viet Nam have been limited since March last year, thus local airports have only received inbound flights to bring Vietnamese citizens stranded overseas, foreign officials, diplomats, experts, investors and high-skilled workers to the Southeast Asian country.

Viet Nam is experiencing the fourth COVID-19 wave, with 4,163 community infection cases documented in 34 localities since April 27.

At a national online meeting on COVID-19 response on May 29, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered greater efforts to quickly stamp out COVID-19 outbreaks in key hotspots like Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Ha Noi, and Ho Chi Minh City to ensure socio-economic development./.

By Huong Giang

http://news.gov.vn/Home/Viet-Nam-ha...rport-amid-COVID19-resurgence/20215/44042.vgp
 
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