Vietnam expands lockdown measures as COVID-19 infections hit record

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HANOI - Vietnam widened lockdown measures in its industrialized north on Tuesday to combat its biggest COVID-19 outbreak so far, as authorities reported a daily record in new cases that was more than double the previous high.

The health ministry announced 457 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, the biggest jump since the 190 cases seen on May 16, driven by clusters in factory zones in two northern provinces.

That followed the temporary closure of four industrial parks, including three with Foxconn facilities, by authorities in neighboring Bac Giang province. Bac Ninh and Bac Giang are the epicenter of the new outbreak that has infected more than 2,800 people since late April, including hundreds of factory workers.

 

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