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Health

Vietnam reports two new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 270

FILE PHOTO: Residents wear protective face masks as they ride motorbikes on a street after the government eased the nationwide lockdown during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

Vietnam reported on Friday two new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 270, its health ministry said, after the nation's lockdown order was lifted a day earlier.

Both of the new cases are Vietnamese citizens, who returned from Japan on April 22 and were under quarantine upon arrival, the health ministry said in a statement. The country had stayed clear of the virus for seven days and has reported no deaths.

(Reporting by Phuong Nguyen; Editing by Edmund Blair)

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