Vietnam reports first coronavirus death in months

On Friday, Vietnam recorded its first death from COVID-19 after winning plaudits worldwide for one of the most successful national responses to the pandemic.

The country of 96 million had gone 100 days without infection before an unexpected cluster of new cases surfaced in the popular central resort city of Danang a week ago.

The health ministry on Friday reported 45 new infections in the city, marking the Southeast Asian country’s biggest single-day jump.