No new COVID-19 cases reported on April 10 morning

There were no new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection reported in Vietnam overnight, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said on April 10 morning.
No new COVID-19 cases reported on April 10 morning ảnh 1People wave when they prepare to leave a concentrated quarantine centre in Ho Chi Minh City after finishing the 14-day quarantine period (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – There were no new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection reported inVietnam overnight, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl said on April 10 morning.

That means the total amountof people with the coronavirus remains at 255 since late April 9, with 128 having made full recovery.

Of those with the disease,158 or 62.2 percent are imported cases, and 97 others contracted the virus fromother patients in the country.

It is expected that 14 morepeople will be given the all-clear on April 10, comprising 10 at the NationalHospital for Tropical Diseases No. 2 in Hanoi, one at the General Hospital ofBac Ninh province, one at the Da Nang Hospital in the central city, and twoothers at the General Hospital of Binh Thuan province.

The committee also noted that 17 cases have tested negative forSARS-CoV-2 once while 18 others twice./.
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