This has been the highest confirmed Covid-19 cases recorded in Vietnam since the beginning of the pandemic.

Trade revenue continued to set a new record high in September and reached over US$50-billion mark for the second consecutive month since the beginning of the year.

The domestic-invested sector's exports are expected to expand 20.2% year-on-year to US$71.83 billion between January and September.

The record US$13.5 billion trade surplus in the eight-month period far exceeded the unprecedented figure of US$11.12 billion last year.

Vietnam attained a trade surplus of over US$8.4 billion during the first seven months of this year, significantly higher than the surplus of US$1.8 billion recorded in the same period last year.

So far, the coronavirus outbreaks have been reported in six cities and provinces

Vietnam is expected to witness a strong fluctuation in the number of inbound arrivals due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.