Of the new cases, 544 were recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, including 369 in quarantine zones and areas under lockdown. 175 others have unknown sources of transmission.

Mekong Delta's Tien Giang Province registered 43 cases that are all associated with a previously confirmed patient.

Traffic police and officials appointed to maintain public order stop residents for checking papers at a Covid-19 checkpoint in Phu Nhuan District, July 10, 2021.

The central province of Khanh Hoa reported 27 cases linked to an existing case.

Vinh Long Province in the delta got 26 cases that comprise 24 related to a cluster at a company in Long Ho District and two with unidentified infection sources.

The delta's An Giang Province registered eight cases, with six having direct contact with Covid-19 cases and the other two being contact traced.

The southern province of Binh Phuoc recorded five cases, with four associated with previously confirmed patients, one linked to Thu Duc wholesale market in HCMC, and two being contact traced.

The four cases in the central Phu Yen Province are all recorded in isolated areas.

Both cases in the central Thua Thien Hue and Nghe An provinces had made contact with Covid-19 patients prior to their positive test results.

Vietnam records 423 new domestic Covid patients

The local Covid-19 tally of Vietnam's ongoing wave was raised by 423 Friday morning to 21,289, with Ho Chi Minh City recording the most.

SEA Games 31 postponed due to Covid-19

The Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA) has suggested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) delay the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to a more suitable time to ensure Covid-19 prevention and control, and the safety of participants, said spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

Two million Moderna Covid-19 vaccine doses to arrive in Vietnam this weekend

Two million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, assisted by the US, are scheduled to arrive in Vietnam this weekend, the Health Ministry announced on July 8.

PM commits all possible support to Ho Chi Minh City in Covid-19 fight

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has pledged to give priority to Ho Chi Minh City in terms of financial resources, infrastructure, materials and biological products to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, which is spreading rapidly and complicatedly in the southern hub.

Vietnam records three more Covid-19 deaths

The Health Ministry announced three more Covid-19 fatalities Thursday morning, raising the national death toll to 105 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Source: VnExpress