Nearly 16,600 in Vietnam on quarantine or monitored to stem Covid-19

Vietnam has had a total of 1,361 confirmed cases and 35 deaths from the disease so far. - AFP

HANOI (Xinhua): Nearly 16,600 people are being quarantined and monitored, Vietnam's health ministry said on Thursday (Dec 3), as the country tries to contain the latest Covid-19 outbreak.

Vietnam reported three new cases of Covid-19 infection on Thursday, bringing its total confirmed cases to 1,361 with 35 deaths from the disease so far, said the ministry.