Vietnam Goes Crazy, COVID-19 Daily Cases Hit Record Again
A man rides a bicycle carrying his children through a road amid the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Antara/Reuters)

JAKARTA - Daily cases of locally transmitted Vietnamese COVID-19 rose by 187 on Sunday, May 16, or the second record this week as many communities and districts across the region implemented COVID-19 lockdowns.

The majority of those affected were quarantined before being declared positive for coronavirus, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

Vietnam reported a total of 4,175 cases, with 36 COVID-19 deaths, which is mostly from a strong controlling record.

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The southeast Asian country received nearly 1.7 million of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday through an international COVAX initiative, according to the Ministry of Health. This was quoted by Reuters from Antara, Monday, May 17.


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