Vietnam enters 43rd day without COVID-19 cases in community
No new COVID-19 case was reported in Vietnam from 6pm on October 14 to 6am on October 15, marking the 43rd days without any infections in the community, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Hanoi (VNA) – No new COVID-19 case was reportedin Vietnam from 6pm on October 14 to 6am on October 15, marking the 43rd day without any infections in the community, according to the NationalSteering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The committee reported that as of 6am of October 15, thecountry had seen 691 domestically-transmitted cases, with 551 reported since July 25 when the new outbreak began.
There are now 13,658 peoplehaving close contact with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit regionsunder quarantine, including 155 in hospitals, 12,320 in other quarantine sites,and 1,183 at home or accommodation facilities.
So far, the number of recoveries is 1,029. Amongthe patients still under treatment, nine have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2once, four twice and 13 thrice.
According to the committee, the prevention of the virus fromentering the country from the outside is of significant importance. TheMinistry of Health has coordinated with other relevant agencies to continue tomanage and give health supervision to people entering the country from abroad,avoiding the spreading of theꦰ virus from quarantine areas to the community.
The World Health Organisation predicted that COVID-19 pandemicmay persist throughout 2021 until a vaccine is found. The Ministry of Health advised people to continue to applypreventive measures, including wearing masks and washing hands frequently./.
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