Taking samples for testing COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) — Nine new locally transmitted cases of have been
detected, eight in Da Nang and one in Hanoi.
The
latest information was released early July 30 morning by the National Steering
Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The
national total number of cases now stands at 459.
Included
in the latest batch of new patients is a 76-year-old man who lives in Hanoi.
Before
testing positive he had spent three weeks in Danang where he went for a health
check-up at the C Danang Hospital, complaining of a fast heartbeat.
Among the eight other new cases in Danang, one is a 36-year-old
woman who works as a nurse at Danang
Hospital.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has ordered the ban on all
crowds gathering, festivals and the closure of bars and nightclubs, taking
effect from midnight July 29./.
Source: VietnamPlus
