Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, who is also the committee's head, presided over the function to implement preventive measures in the changing circumstances.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam chairs the meeting.

Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that his ministry is exerting every effort to deal with the outbreak in the central city of Da Nang.

Patients and their family members as well as medical staff are in the highest-risk group, he said, adding that those returning from Da Nang since July 1 need to remain vigilant.

Some localities, in fact, lowered their guard and relaxed preventive measures, Long pointed out, adding that health facilities and hospitals nationwide must seriously implement preventive and containment measures such as wearing face masks and following social distancing measures.

The ministry is also intensifying testing capacity to quickly detect any new infections.

Members of the committee spoke highly of the active engagement and close coordination of the public security, military, and health forces in the fight against Covid-19 right from the beginning of the outbreak.

The committee urged Da Nang and certain districts and towns in neighbouring Quang Nam province to implement strict social distancing measures.

According to the Ministry of Health, as of 3 pm this afternoon, Vietnam had recorded 717 Covid-19 cases, including 381 recoveries and 10 deaths. More than 320 of all infections nationwide were imported.

Four new cases of Covid-19 reported on Thursday morning

Four new cases of Covid-19 reported on Thursday morning.

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Covid-19 figures in Vietnam on August 5 morning

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Source: NDO/VNA