Vietnam reports first Covid-19 deaths after months of successful curbs; cases rising


People waiting in line for Covid-19 test in Hanoi, Vietnam,on Friday, July 31, 2020. Vietnam reported on Friday the country's first and second ever death of a person with the coronavirus as it struggles with a renewed outbreak after 99 days without any cases. - AP

HANOI, Aug 1 (Reuters): Vietnam recorded its first two deaths from Covid-19 (coronavirus) on Friday after winning plaudits worldwide for one of the most successful national responses to the pandemic.

The country of 96 million had gone 100 days without infection before an unexpected cluster of new cases of unknown origin surfaced in the popular central resort city of Danang a week ago.

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