Vietnam reports 25 more COVID-19 infections, three additional deaths on Thursday

FILE PHOTO: Measures to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hanoi

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health ministry reported 25 more coronavirus infections and three additional deaths on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 905, with 20 fatalities.

More than 430 of the total cases are linked to the central city of Danang, where the new outbreak began late last month.

The ministry said 133,340 people are being quarantined in the country, including 5,361 at hospitals, 25,043 at centralised quarantine centres and the rest at home.

(Reporting by Khanh Vu; Editing by Catherine Evans)