Asia Latest: Vietnam reports third death, more cases linked to hospital

People observe social distancing while waiting to be tested at a makeshift rapid testing centre in Hanoi on August 1, 2020, as Vietnam records a rise in cases of the coronavirus. Vietnam recorded its first coronavirus death on July 31, state media reported, as the pandemic rebounds in a country previously been praised for stubbing out the contagion. - AFP

HANOI, Vietnam (AP): A third person died of coronavirus complications in Vietnam, officials said Saturday, a day after it recorded its first-ever death as it struggles with a renewed outbreak after 99 days with no local cases.

All three died in a hospital in Da Nang, a hot spot with more than 100 cases in the past week, more than half of them patients.