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FILE PHOTO: A man wears a protective mask as he drives past a banner promoting prevention against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hanoi, Vietnam July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Kham
August 2, 2020
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam reported 34 new novel coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 620.
The country’s COVID-19 death toll rose by two on Sunday to five, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
(Reporting by Khanh Vu; Editing by Gareth Jones)