30 July
Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Thursday morning confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19, all of which are in the community, bringing the total cases in the country to 459.
Vietnam's central city of Da Nang, which has seen several community cases since July 25, reported eight new infections including local citizens, according to the ministry.
Another case was found in the capital city Hanoi, who is a 76-year-old man that recently traveled to Da Nang.
On Wednesday night, Hanoi authorities imposed a lockdown on the alley where the man lived and surrounding areas in an effort to control the outbreak, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has ordered a ban on all crowded gatherings and festivals, and the closure of bars and nightclubs effective from midnight Wednesday.
A total of 369 patients in Vietnam have totally recovered from the disease with zero deaths as of Thursday morning, while there are over 81,500 people being quarantined and monitored in the country, said the health ministry.
xinhua
