(VOVWORLD) -61 domestic cases were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in three Vietnamese localities, including 43 in Bac Giang, 15 in Hanoi and 3 in Lang Son, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday morning.
The new cases in Lang Son and Bac Giang were mostly detected in isolation and lockdown areas related to workers working at industrial zones, while those detected in Hanoi are associated with previous outbreaks which have been placed into quarantine.
Vietnam has so far confirmed 5,665 local infections, and 1,503 imported ones.
Notably, a total of 4,095 locally-transmitted cases were found in the latest coronavirus wave that hit the nation in late April.
Social distancing is being imposed in Ho Chi Minh City, starting from 0 hour Monday and will last for 15 days. Stricter social distancing measures are enforced in Go Vap District, where the a religious mission spreading the virus is based, and District 12's Thanh Loc Ward.
The city is planning a mass testing scheme on large scale, 100,000 samples per day, with a particular focus on sampling all related to the Revival Ekklesia Mission, the biggest COVID-19 hotspot in the city.