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Vietnam reports zero covid deaths for first day since August 2021

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On Tuesday, Vietnam reported its first day without an official death from Covid-19 since August 21 as recorded daily infections have dropped significantly in recent weeks, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

Vietnam’s seven-day local infection average dropped to 5,121 a day on Tuesday, down from a seven-day average of 75,319 reported on April 3, according to the ministry’s publication Suc Khoe Doi Song. The nation’s seven-day average of deaths dropped to two a day from 42 a day a month earlier.

Vietnam’s strict entry requirements have also been significantly loosened in an effort to boost tourism. A PCR test is still required 72-hours ahead of departure or a rapid test within 24-hours of departure. No quarantine is required for anyone who presents a negative test and has no symptoms. (US Embassy).

The country has administered two vaccine shots to 100% of its adult population and provided three shots to 57.4% of them, according to Health Ministry.

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Terry A. Hurlbut has been a student of politics, philosophy, and science for more than 35 years. He is a graduate of Yale College and has served as a physician-level laboratory administrator in a 250-bed community hospital. He also is a serious student of the Bible, is conversant in its two primary original languages, and has followed the creation-science movement closely since 1993.

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