Vietnam cracks down on illegal entries from China as Covid-19 cases flare up

Vietnam has tightened its clampdown on the illegal entry of Chinese citizens as it races to bring a fresh Covid-19 outbreak under control, having previously gone three months without detected community transmissions.There were 43 new cases reported on Wednesday and four more on Thursday, bringing Vietnam’s total to 717 cases. There have been 192 new cases since the virus resurfaced in Da Nang, the country’s new epicentre, on July 25, including all eight of Vietnam’s related deaths. Infections…

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