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Vietnam Says 31.8 Million Citizens Economically Hurt by Virus

Vietnam Says 31.8 Million Citizens Economically Hurt by Virus

About 31.8 million Vietnamese have suffered economically this year through September because of the coronavirus epidemic, according to a survey by the General Statistics Office.

Their setbacks range from lost jobs and furloughs to reduced working hours, it said. As a result the nation’s labor force has shrunk by 1.2 million workers to 54.4 million during the period.

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