There has been a growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country recorded in August, with many severe cases and unvaccinated deaths accounting for up to 25% of the total infections, according to Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son.
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the capital of Hanoi has hit a new record high, resulting in a surge in demand for mixed rapid test kits and medicine over recent days.
The number of people testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Vietnam has increased to 4,500 – 5,000 over the past few days compared to fewer than 4,000 recorded in the past week.
Hanoi may be forced to extend the social distancing order for another time unless many clusters of infections are fully brought under control.
Hanoi on August 18 began the second phase of mass COVID-19 testing targeting 13 high-risk groups of people through the RT-PCR method.
