Vietnam sees Covid-19 surge amid potentially ‘new variant’

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Vietnam sees Covid-19 surge amid potentially 'new variant'

Once praised as a rare beacon of hope during this pandemic, Vietnam is now entering a worrying new phase with Covid-19 infections increasing sharply. To make things worse, the country reported it had detected a potentially new hybrid variant. CNN's Paula Hancocks has more.

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