Hanoi, (VNA) – In the past 12hours to 6am February 11, 18 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Hai Duong(15 cases) and Quang Ninh (3 cases) provinces, taking the national count to 2,109,according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Of the total, 1,215 cases arelocally-transmitted, with 522 logged since the latest outbreak started onJanuary 27.
There are 114,796people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or came from pandemic-hitareas now under quarantine.
Meanwhile, 1,480 patients have been given theall-clear. Among those still under treatment, 18 have tested negative forSARS-CoV-2 once, 11 twice and 4 thrice.
The Health Ministry urgespeople to strictly follow the 5K principle to stop the spread of the pandemic, particularlywhen the Lunar New Year festival, the most important festival in a year for Vietnamese,is coming. The 5K principle means Khau trang (Facemask) – Khu khuan(Disinfection) – Khoang cach (Keeping distance) – Khong tap trung dong nguoi(No gathering) – Khai bao y te (Medical declaration)./.