A family sit on plastic stools as they wait to be tested at a makeshift rapid testing centre for coronavirus in Hanoi. Photo: AFP
A family sit on plastic stools as they wait to be tested at a makeshift rapid testing centre for coronavirus in Hanoi. Photo: AFP
Asia /  Southeast Asia

Coronavirus latest: Vietnam records second death; India reports biggest single-day spike

  • Vietnam has logged 546 infections since its first cases were detected in January
  • Meanwhile, the lack of results from Melbourne’s three-week lockdown raises suspicions that strict social distancing measures are becoming ineffective

Compiled by SCMP’s Asia desk

Updated: 12:14am, 1 Aug, 2020

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A family sit on plastic stools as they wait to be tested at a makeshift rapid testing centre for coronavirus in Hanoi. Photo: AFP
A family sit on plastic stools as they wait to be tested at a makeshift rapid testing centre for coronavirus in Hanoi. Photo: AFP
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