The Asian Age

US probes suspected Havana Syndrome ín V-P’s trip delay

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Hanoi, Aug. 25: US officials are continuing to investigat­e two possible cases of so-called Havana Syndrome health incidents that delayed vicepresid­ent Kamala Harris’ trip from Singapore to Vietnam.

The investigat­ion was in its early stages and officials deemed it safe for Ms Harris to make her scheduled stop in Vietnam, after initially hitting pause for a few hours on Tuesday.

Havana Syndrome is the name for a rash of mysterious health incidents first reported by American diplomats and other government employees in the Cuban capital beginning in 2016. Harris on her trip is reassuring Asian allies after the tumultuous evacuation of US forces from Afghanista­n.

US officials had not yet confirmed the latest reported Havana Syndrome case, and it did not involve anyone traveling with Harris, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. In light of the reports, there was an assessment done of the safety of the vice-president.

Hanoi, Aug 25: US officials are continuing to investigat­e two possible cases of so-called Havana Syndrome health incidents that delayed Vice President Kamala Harris'' trip from Singapore to Vietnam.

The investigat­ion was in its early stages and officials deemed it safe for Harris to make her scheduled stop in Vietnam, after initially hitting pause for a few hours on Tuesday.

Havana Syndrome is the name for a rash of mysterious health incidents first reported by American diplomats and other government employees in the Cuban capital beginning in 2016. Harris on her trip is reassuring Asian allies after the tumultuous evacuation of U.S. forces from Afghanista­n.

U.S. officials had not yet confirmed the latest reported Havana Syndrome case, and it did not involve anyone traveling with Harris, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. In light of the reports, “there was an assessment done of the safety of the vice president, and there was a decision made that she could continue travel along with her staff,” Psaki said.

There have been two separate cases of unexplaine­d health incidents reported by U.S. personnel in Vietnam within the past week, U.S. officials said.

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