Coronavirus latest: Vietnam reports first locally-transmitted case in nearly 100 days

Vietnam on Saturday detected its first locally-transmitted case of coronavirus in nearly 100 days, said authorities in a country whose swift and full lockdown won praise for controlling the spread of the disease.“Patient 416” is a 57-year-old retired Vietnamese man in the southern city of Danang, and the first community transmission since April 16.Local health officials have tested 105 people who had been in close contact with him, the Ministry of Health said on its website.The man had taken…

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