Not taking chances: A health worker taking swab samples of a security officer at the venue of the Communist Party congress in Hanoi. — AP
The country reported nine more new Covid-19 infections as its first outbreak for nearly two months spread to Hanoi, the capital, where the ruling Communist Party is currently holding its key five-yearly congress.
The new cases, including one in Hanoi and eight in nearby Haiphong city and Hai Duong, Quang Ninh and Bac Ninh provinces, brought the total number of cases in the outbreak that began on Thursday to 93, the Health Ministry said.
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