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SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea s daily new coronavirus cases retreated Friday, apparently due to fewer tests amid the Lunar New Year holiday, but health authorities are staying vigilant over a potential uptick after the traditional holiday, Yonhap reports. Related news
The country reported 403 more COVID-19 cases, including 384 local infections, raising the total caseload to 82,837, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.
Friday s daily caseload was sharply down from 504 cases reported the previous day, when the number of new cases surged to a 15-day high.
The third wave of COVID-19 here reached its peak on Dec. 25, with the daily tally reaching 1,240, but has been showing a downward trend since.
Wednesday, 17:23, 10/02/2021
VOV.VN - Whilst people nationwide are gathering with their families to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet), healthcare workers continue to work hard on the frontline in the hope of containing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as swiftly as possible.
“My colleagues and I know we have no Tet this year because the epidemic is evolving in a complex manner. We have to come to any place where the virus is reported,” said MSc. Nguyen Trong Khoa, deputy director of the Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the Ministry of Health, in a recent interview granted to VOV.
At a charity market (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Central Committee of the
Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) channeled more than 3.5 billion VND (153,000 USD)
into charity
markets opened by its chapters nationwide from January 22 to 31 to support needy people
before the
Pham Thi Hoa, a resident in Hanoi, who received assistance
from the charity market serving Tet, said her family is poor and gifts from the
market helped ease her difficulties.
VNRC Vice President Tran Thi Hong An said these markets for
Tet have made a practical support for needy people so that they can enjoy a
warm and happy holiday.
Hanoi records 2 new COVID-19 cases in the community
Tet, or the Lunar New Year holiday, is the time when Vietnamese people across the country return to their hometowns for family reunions.
While this is supposed to be the most anticipated season of the year, it has turned into a period of daily anxiety as the country is struggling with a new wave of COVID-19 cases. Within just 5 days, Vietnam has recorded 240 new community coronavirus cases, taking Vietnam’s current total to 1,819 cases.
With New Year’s Eve only 10 days away, Vietnam is in a race against time to combat the outbreak.