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Health Ministry confirms 1,112 fresh Covid-19 cases The Saigon Times A medical worker swabs a local man in Phu Yen Province for Covid-19 testing. Vietnam’s Covid-19 tally rose by 1,112 cases to reach 31,590 this afternoon, July 12 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Vietnam reported 1,112 new Covid-19 cases this afternoon, July 12, taking the country's total so far to 31,590, according to the Ministry of Health. Of the new cases, 1,105 had the coronavirus due to domestic transmission while the remaining seven were imported. Among the locally infected cases, 998 were found in quarantine centers or areas on lockdown. HCMC still took the lead in terms of case number at 879. The neighboring province of Dong Nai came second with 82 cases, followed by Tien Giang with 49 and Dong Thap with 38. The rest were reported in nine other localities including Hanoi, Phu Yen and Bac Giang. With the latest infections, the total cases in the current fourth coronavirus wave, which began on April … [Read more...] about Health Ministry confirms 1,112 fresh Covid-19 cases

A girl dries the cow manure in Krông Bông District, Đắk Lắk Province. — Photo tienphong.vn ĐẮK LẮK — It’s sunny and hot in Đắk Lắk and the wind is blowing hot air directly at the people stooped-over in the fields, groping for buffalo and cow dung or walking quickly following a herd of cows and collecting their dung as they do. One of those stooped-over, searching for cow feces in the middle of a field of straw is 61 year-old, H'Uyen, from Yang Reh Commune. "In the past, people here only relied on rice grains,” she tells the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper, reaching her hand to quickly wipe the sweat rolling down her tanned face. “For more than ten years, people have been collecting cow dung to earn money. Here everyone tries to take advantage of the sunny and dry weather.” “Before, when I went to the field I would collect up two or three full bags. Now, people graze cows far up on the hillside and old people like me are not strong enough to … [Read more...] about A way to make ends meet in Central Highland province