Vietnam reports third death


Gripped by fear: Residents observing social distancing while waiting to be tested at a makeshift rapid testing centre in Hanoi. Vietnam had been seen as a global success story in combating Covid-19, with zero deaths, until the first happened on Friday. — AFP

A third person has died of coronavirus complications in Vietnam, officials said.

The death yesterday came a day after the nation recorded its first-ever death as it struggles with a new outbreak after 99 days with no local cases.

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