Vietnam reports 8,324 new Covid-19 cases, total above 190,000; Hanoi extend social-distancing measures by 15 days

Barricades block a street during a stay-at-home order in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Thursday, Aug 5, 2021. Authorities in Vietnam's commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding provinces estimate it may take months to contain the regions worst Covid-19 outbreak, the government reported last week. - Bloomberg

HANOI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 8,324 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, including 8,320 locally transmitted and four imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

The new infections brought the total tally to 193,381, with 3,016 deaths, the ministry said.