HANOI, Aug 12 — Vietnam’s government today said it was facing a tense situation over rising coronavirus cases and a shortage of vaccines, as the country saw another day of near-record cases from its longest and most severe outbreak yet. Most of the 9,667 new infections were in the epicentre Ho...
HANOI, Aug 12 — Vietnam’s government today said it was facing a tense situation over rising coronavirus cases and a shortage of vaccines, as the country saw another day of near-record cases from its longest and most severe outbreak yet.
“The disease situation is very tense, and we face a vaccine shortage nationwide,” said deputy prime minister Vu Duc Dam, who heads Vietnam’s coronavirus taskforce. Vietnam until recently has had one of Asia’s best coronavirus containment records, but the situation has deteriorated lately, with infection numbers on a typical day exceeding those recorded over the whole of last year.
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