High chance of new Covid outbreak, health ministry warns

People line up to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in HCMC's Thu Duc City, October 16, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran

While the pandemic has been largely contained across southern industrial hubs, concerns are rising with new hotspots reported in other areas, the health ministry said.

"We're worried about new outbreaks in the coming time. Localities need to remain vigilant," Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said Sunday.

While important areas like Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Long An and Dong Nai have largely brought the coronavirus under control, the influx of people leaving major cities for their hometowns have sparked new outbreaks in these areas, including the northern Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh and other provinces in the Mekong Delta.

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