30 May 2021. In May 29, Minister of Health announced that Vietnam has detected a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, which is a hybrid between the Indian and UK variants. A multi-strain virus has been recorded in the 4th wave of COVID-19 outbreaks that has hit Vietnam since April 27.https://outbreaknewstoday.com/vietnam-health-official-sars-cov-2-hybrid-variant-detected-rate-of-increase-in-cases-shows-no-sign-of-slowing-down-28086/