Vietnam reports more Covid-19 cases as HCM City sets up task forces, increases testing capacity to 1 million a day

HANOI, July 2 (Vietnam News-ANN/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 545 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Friday, including 527 locally transmitted and 18 imported, bringing the total tally to 18, 121.

The Ministry of Health said that among the community cases, 419 were reported in the southern Ho Chi Minh City, 40 in the central Phu Yen province and 13 in the southern Binh Duong province.