Vietnam records new Covid-19 case, first local case in 100 days


A donor carrying rice bags to distribute to poor people during the coronavirus in Hanoi, Vietnam. - Reuters

HANOI, July 25 (Bernama): Vietnam confirmed a new COVID-19 case in the community on Saturday after going through nearly 100 days without any local cases, Xinhua news agency reported citing Vietnam News Agency.

The latest case, which brought the total in the country to 416 as of Saturday morning, is a 57-year-old man from central Da Nang city who reportedly has not left the city for a month and mostly stayed at home to take care of his grandchild, according to the report.

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