A 32-year-old woman in Đồng Tháp Province has become the third confirmed COVID-19 case in a group of six Vietnamese nationals entering the country illegally via the border with Cambodia.

A hotpot restaurant and a karaoke bar in HCM City were locked down Monday after a 23-year-old man tested positive for coronavirus, linked to a previously reported patient that entered Việt Nam illegally on December 24, as more close contacts across the southern region are being identified.

Ten new cases, 15 recoveries

From the evening on December 29, cold weather is forecast to hit the region, bringing rain and lowering temperatures.