Vietnam receives 2 million COVID-19 vaccines as it tackles worst outbreak

A family wears protective masks as they ride a motorbike in the street amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan 29, 2021. HANOI: Vietnam has received the first shipment of 2 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine donated by the US government, the American embassy in Hanoi said on Saturday , as the country battles its worst outbreak.

The shipment, delivered via the COVAX sharing facility, is part of the 80 million vaccine doses President Joe Biden committed from US vaccine supplies to support global needs, the embassy said in an emailed statement.After successfully containing the coronavirus for much of the pandemic, Vietnam has since late April faced a more stubborn outbreak that has prompted calls for the government to accelerate inoculations.

Most of Vietnam's new cases are in epicentre Ho Chi Minh City, which on Friday - along with some other cities - began

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