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Vietnam reports first day with no Covid-19 deaths in nearly one year

Covid-19 cases have decreased significantly in both Vietnam and Thailand in recent weeks. On Tuesday, Vietnam reported 0 deaths from Covid-19 for the first time since July 25 last year, according to the Health Ministry. Vietnam’s once-strict entry requirements have mostly been dropped in an effort to boost the country’s weakened economy.

According to the Bangkok Post, 100% of Vietnamese people have received at least two doses of Covid-19 vaccine. A further 57.4% have received three doses.

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in Vietnam on Tuesday. The country saw 2,709 new infections that day. Most cases are concentrated in Hanoi, Phu Tho and Yen Bai.

When Vietnam closed its borders in March 2020, the country enforced some of the strictest travel regulations in the world. For much of 2021, only Vietnamese citizens, students and workers with specific special skills were permitted…

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