There have been five types of Coronavirus reported in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City, according to Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC).
Five types of Coronavirus have been reported in Ho Chi Minh City
HCDC's deputy director Nguyen Hong Tam revealed at a meeting on July 8 that the five Coronavirus types are from Europe, the UK, South Africa, Uganda, and India.
"The city is now facing the fast spreading of the highly contagious Indian Delta strain in the on-going fourth virus outbreak," Tam said. "As of Thursday evening, we have recorded 9,066 Covid-19 infections since the fourth outbreak started in late April."
Ho Chi Minh City has imposed a 15-day social distancing period starting from July 9. The city has prepared for a scenario of up to 15,000 Covid-19 patients as hundreds of new cases are reported daily in recent days.