Thousands of Vietnamese children spent the special occasion in quarantine zones, facing cross-infection risk and mental health issues as many have been separated from their parents.
Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Phan Van Giang hosted separate receptions for Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma and Ambassador Park Noh-wan of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Hanoi on June 1.
Five weeks into the new wave, Vietnam has recorded as many as 4,549 local infections in 37 of its 63 cities and provinces.
The international border gate pair was officially opened on May 31.
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The ramp-up effort would help the southern city quickly control the new clusters that's been spreading across 16 affliating districts.
Vietnamese Prime Minister on May 29 requested that Party secretaries and presidents of provinces and cities must be very focused and responsible in leading and directing the prevention and control of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The nation has to date confirmed 6,908 infections, including 5,406 domestically-transmitted cases, according to the Ministry of Health.
A recombinant nCoV variant, formed by mashups of the Indian and British variants, has appeared in Vietnam. The new variant is highly transmissible and can spread widely through the air.
One more fatality from COVID-19 was confirmed the same day, pushing the total deaths related to the disease to 47.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested maximum attempts of all forces for rapid testing and screening of all suspected cases in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces.
Vietnam welcomes the signing of the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act by US President Joe Biden to aim at curbing violence against the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, said Le Thi Thu Hang, spokesperson of Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.