Two new COVID-19 cases reported on March 16 morning
Vietnam documented two new COVID-19 cases in the northern province of Hai Duong in the past 12 hours to 6am on March 16, bringing the national tally to 2,559, the Ministry of Health announced.
Hanoi (VNA)– Vietnam documented two new COVID-19 cases in the northern province of HaiDuong in the past 12 hours to 6am on March 16, bringing the national tally to2,559, the Ministry of Health announced.
The patients weredetected in Kim Dinh commune of the province’s Kim Thanh district. Both of themhad been previously put under quarantine and are now treated at a COVID-19treatment hospital in Hai Duong.
The country has recorded1,596 domestically-transmitted infections, including 903 cases since the latestoutbreak hit Hai Duong province and some other northern localities on January27.
As many as 39,613people who came in close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived frompandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide, including 503 in hospitals,16,056 in other quarantine sites, and 23,054 at their residences.
The TreatmentSub-committee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl said that 2,115 patients have been declared to be clear of the coronavirusSARS-CoV-2 so far.
Among the patientsunder treatment, 42 have tested negative for the virus once, 22 twice, and 110thrice.
According to the ExpandedNational Immunisation Programme, a total of 15,865 frontline medical workersand members of community-based anti-COVID-19 groups in Vietnam had beeninjected with COVID-19 vaccine as of March 15. The country began its COVID-19inoculation campaign on March 8.
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Vietnam confirmed three more COVID-19 infections, including one imported and two in northern Hai Duong province, over the past 12 hours to 6pm on March 13, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 cases over the past 12 hours to 6am on March 14, keeping the total number of infections in the country at 2,553, the Ministry of Health said.
Another imported COVID-19 case was reported on March 14 evening, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 2,554, the Ministry of Health said.
In the past 12 hours to 6pm on March 15, Vietnam recorded three new cases of COVID-19, all Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad and being quarantined, according to the Ministry of Health.
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Taking sample for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 
