Medical staff at take samples for SARS-CoV-2 test. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported no COVID-19 casesin the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on March 8, according to the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The country documented 1,585 domestically-transmitted infections, including 892cases since the latest outbreak hit Hai Duong province on January 27.
As many as 45,219 people who came in close contact with COVID-19 patients orarrived from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide, including 506at hospitals, 14,266 at other quarantine sites, and 30,446 at home.
Among the patients under treatment, 65 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2once, 57 twice, and 137 thrice.
The Treatment Sub-committee said that 1,920 patients have been declared clearof the coronavirus so far.
Hanoi has gone through 20 days without new local transmission of COVID-19,while other ten cities and provinces has logged no new cases in 23 days,including Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, GiaLai, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam begins COVID-19 vaccination on March 8, 2021,using recently-imported AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine was grantedEmergency Use Listing by the World Health Organisation for active immunisationto prevent COVID-19 in individuals aged from 18.
In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, people should strictly follow theMinistry of Health’s 5K message: khau trang (facemask), khu khuan(disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering) and khaibao y te (health declaration)./.
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