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53 new COVID-19 cases added at May 27 noon, nearly 400 frontline workers honoured

The Ministry of Health reported 53 new COVID-19 cases, all local infections, over the last 6 hours to 12pm on May 27, raising the national tally to 6,164.
53 new COVID-19 cases added at May 27 noon, nearly 400 frontline workers honoured ảnh 1A lab technician performs COVID-19 testing. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health reported 53new COVID-19 cases, all local infections, over the last 6 hours to 12pm on May27, raising the national tally to 6,164.

Of the new cases, 30 were confirmed in Bac Ninh, 21 inBac Giang, and one each in Dien Bien and Hai Duong.

So far, the number of infections reported since April 27when the fourth coronavirus wave hit the country amounted to 3,104, half ofwhich are in Bac Giang.

In the face of the growing complexity of the currentCOVID-19 resurgence, many agencies, cities and provinces have sent healthcareworkers and lab technicians to aid local COVID-19 response in Bac Giang and BacNinh. They have been working day and night to stem the rapid spread of thecoronavirus in the two provinces.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has awardedcertificates of merit to 398 individuals who are frontline medical workers andstudents from medical universities in recognition of their outstandingperformance and tireless support for Bac Giang and Bac Ninh’s COVID-19 fight./.
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