The country is back on high alert following its first community infections since April. FMTNews
A woman in a face mask carries her child on a popular beach on Sunday as Vietnam reimposed restrictions.
The Southeast Asian country is back on high alert after authorities on Saturday confirmed the first community infections since April, and another three cases on Sunday, all in or around Danang.All bus and train services to and from Danang have also been suspended from Tuesday, the statement said. With over 95 million people, Vietnam is the most populous country in the world to have recorded no Covid-19 fatalities.
On Monday, the government said it had requested the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to allow domestic airlines to significantly increase the number of flights from Danang to 11 Vietnamese cities in order to help evacuate 80,000 people, mostly tourists.
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