14,929 new COVID cases announced on Friday

Cases reported in Hà Nội (2,885), Bắc Ninh (1,013), Đà Nẵng (886), Hải Phòng (635), Quảng Nam (617), Thanh Hóa (582), Nam Định (518), Phú Thọ (454), Hòa Bình (427), Bình Định (424), Hưng Yên (374), Vĩnh Phúc (369), Bắc Giang (357), Quảng Ninh (343), Quảng Ngãi (341), Hải Dương (341), Nghệ An (266), Bình Phước (239), Thừa Thiên Huế (223), Lâm Đồng (206), Thái Bình (169), Lào Cai (169), Hà Nam (159), Hồ Chí Minh City (153), Sơn La (153), Lạng Sơn (151), Cà Mau (145), Khánh Hòa (129), Tây Ninh (126), Hà Giang (125), Thái Nguyên (124), Quảng Bình (115), Quảng Trị (112), Bến Tre (110), Đắk Nông (103), Vĩnh Long (101), Ninh Bình (92), Yên Bái (92), Điện Biên (82), Kiên Giang (78), Kon Tum (70), Gia Lai (63), Bình Thuận (63), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (59), Tuyên Quang (55), Đồng Tháp (55), Trà Vinh (50), Cao Bằng (49), Phú Yên (48), Bình Dương (47), Bạc Liêu (44), Bắc Kạn (41), Long An (40), Hậu Giang (38), Ninh Thuận (32), Cần Thơ (30), Sóc Trăng (29), Lai Châu (27), An Giang (25), Đồng Nai (21), Tiền Giang (17), Đắk Lắk (1).

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Disadvantaged groups in Việt Nam to benefit from tele-health services

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HCM City announces fares for its Metro Line 1

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Helmets given to kids for a safer tomorrow

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Workshop discusses adult vaccination and shingles prevention

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