Carrying out COVID-19 testing for local people of Pho Chau and Pho Thanh in Duc Pho town, Quang Ngai province.

The number of new cases recorded from April 27 is 12,071, of which 3,363 have been declared recovered.

On June 26, at a meeting with the Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Kien Giang Province, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen noted that the risk of infection from outside into Kien Giang is still high, so the province should focus on strictly implementing the direction of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Health in epidemic prevention and control, while strictly monitoring medical isolation, organising the effective implementation of vaccination and strengthening the tight control of the border to detect illegal entry. The deputy minister agreed on the arrangement of COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate local residents in Phu Quoc City to pilot a closed tourism model in the island city.

Ho Chi Minh City has developed a plan to add more field hospitals specialising in the treatment of COVID-19 with no symptoms or only mild symptoms with a scale of 5,000 beds, bringing the total number of COVID-19 treatment beds in the city to 10,000. Accordingly, it will take advantage of the available infrastructure to make treatment facilities, such as university dormitories, military barracks, social housing areas and sports halls. According to a testing and screening plan, within 10 days (from June 26 to July 5), five million people in the city will be tested.

Quang Ngai province yesterday recorded six COVID-19 cases, all in Pho Chau commune, Duc Pho town. From noon on June 26, Pho Chau commune and Pho Thanh ward (Duc Pho town) were put in strict social distancing order according to the PM’s Directive 16/CT-TTg.

As of 5 pm on June 26, Phu Yen province recorded 20 cases of COVID-19 infections. The People's Committee of Phu Yen province has decided to implement social distancing measures in the whole province according to Directive No. 15 from 00:00 on June 27 until further notice.

The chairperson of People's Committee of Binh Thuan province assigned Tuy Phong district to decide to blockade three hamlets in Lac Tri village, Phu Lac commune on June 26.

After consecutively detecting five positive cases related to a coach transport business in Quynh Phu district, Thai Binh province has decided to apply social distancing measures under Directive 15 on the whole district, starting at noon yesterday.

On June 26, a delegation of the Military Command of Quang Ngai province presented medical equipment and supplies for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic to the Military Command of Champasak province (Laos). The gifts included VND100 million in cash and other medical supplies with a total value of more than VND500 million.

Source: Nhan Dan

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