Vietnam PM says risk of widespread COVID-19 infection 'very high'

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Vietnam's health ministry on Friday reported 37 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the country's total tally to 784 infections, with 10 deaths.

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HANOI: The risk of COVID-19 spreading widely in Vietnam is"very high", its prime minister said on Friday , after a new outbreak in the central city of Danang late last month ended a three month run of no new domestic cases.

Aggressive contact tracing, targeted testing and strict quarantining had helped Vietnam halt an earlier contagion, but it is now racing to control infections in Danang and beyond after a new outbreak was detected there on Jul 25.

Vietnam reported 37 new coronavirus infections on Friday, raising the number of cases in the country to 784, with 10 deaths.

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