COVID-19 test kits wrongly advertised with ability to detect Omicrons variant in Vietnam
These test kits have been widely advertised on social media
These test kits have been widely advertised on social media
Eight arrived in neighboring Da Nang City on a flight from the U.S., while the remaining six came to the same city aboard three flights from South Korea
The strain was first reported in Vietnam on Tuesday
The patient arrived in Hanoi nine days ago
The variant has been found in patients’ samples from Hanoi, Hung Yen, and Thai Binh
The novel coronavirus - known as SARS-CoV-2 - has killed 2.268 million people worldwide since it emerged in China in late 2019
One of the cases had contact with a patient having tested positive in Japan after leaving Vietnam
The country seeks to fight the coronavirus pandemic while also promoting economic development