Vietnam culls over 137,000 poultry to contain bird flu

A hotel worker wears a protective mask while she waits for customers at a empty tent on a near-empty tourist beach spot in Da Nang City, Vietnam on Friday (March 6). The Vietnam govt announced it has culled more than 137,000 poultry across 13 provinces and cities of Vietnam in an attempt to prevent bird flu outbreaks. Like other Asean countries, Vietnam is also saddled with problems due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. - Reuters

HANOI: More than 137,000 poultry across 13 provinces and cities of Vietnam have been culled so far this year in an attempt to prevent bird flu outbreaks, the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Friday (March 6).

In the past two months the country has reported a total of 43 bird flu outbreaks, among which 38 were A/H5N6 and five were A/H5N1, the ministry reported on Thursday.