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Four children among eight casualties in HCM City fire

Eight people, including four children, died from smoke inhalation during a fire in HCM City late on Friday afternoon.

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Việt Nam records first death from adverse reaction to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

A 35-year-old female medical worker in the southern province of An Giang died on Thursday of anaphylactic shock after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

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Việt Nam sees 40 new local COVID-19 infections, including 11 at National Cancer Hospital

The health ministry confirmed 40 domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections on Friday evening, including 11 at the National Cancer Hospital (K Hospital) in Hà Nội, 10 of whom were reported earlier in the day.

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46 new cases reported on Friday evening

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Schools in Quảng Ngãi shut down

All schools in the central province of Quảng Ngãi were shut down from Thursday afternoon after a local man tested positive for SARS-COV-2 in the morning.

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Lockdowns should be as narrow as possible: PM

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính ordered local authorities, depending on the practical situation, to apply lockdown or social distancing measures on the narrowest possible scale and avoid negative impacts on society.

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Lào Cai enhances cold-water fish production

Many farms in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai have implemented measures to enhance the production and trade of cold-water fish.

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Central region shuts services to cope with outbreak

Restaurants and cafes in the central city of Đà Nẵng will only offer takeaway or delivery services from noon of Friday as three positive COVID-19 cases were reported to have been infected from an employee at the New Phương Đông Bar on Thursday.

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Army disinfects cancer hospital following cluster of COVID-19 infections

The military sprayed disinfectant at the Tân Triều facility of the National Cancer Hospital (K Hospital) in Ha Noi's outlying district of Thanh Trì Friday afternoon after a cluster of 10 COVID-19 infections were found here.