No new COVID-19 cases on July 2, four more recover

Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 cases from 6am to 6pm on July 2, marking the 77th straight day without local transmission, the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control has reported.
No new COVID-19 cases on July 2, four more recover ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 casesfrom 6am to 6pm on July 2, marking the 77th straight day without localtransmission, the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention andControl has reported.

Of 355 infections, 215 were imported and quarantined upon theirarrivals.

Up to 13,085 who had close contact with patients or enteredfrom pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine. Of them, 105 are in hospitals, 12,107in other facilities and 873 at homes.

The same day, four patients were given the all-clear at the National Hospitalfor Tropical Diseases. They will continue staying in quarantine for healthmonitoring for the next 14 days

So far, 340 out of 355 positive to SARS-CoV-2 in the country have recovered,accounting for 95.8 percent, and there is no death.

Among 15 patients under treatment, three tested negative tothe virus at least twice./.
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