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No new COVID-19 cases reported on February 19 morning

No new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 12 hours to 6am of February 19, while the number of recoveries is 1,605, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
No new COVID-19 cases reported on February 19 morning ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son inspects COVID-19 prevention and control activities in Cam Giang district of Hai Duong (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – No new COVID-19 cases werereported in the past 12 hours to 6am of February 19, while the number ofrecoveries is 1,605, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control.

So far, Vietnam has seen 1,448 locally-transmittedcases, including 755 cases found since January 27 when a new COVID-19 wavebroke out.

At present, a total of 139,446 people who had close contactwith confirmed COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regionsare being under quarantine nationwide, including 604 in hospitals, 13,450 instate-designated establishments and 125,392 others at their residences.

Among patients undergoing treatment, 69 have testednegative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 39 twice and 55 thrice.

According to the Steering Committee for COVID-19 Preventionand Control of Hai Duong province, the current largest COVID-19 hotspot hascompleted the third field hospital with 329 beds, while mobilising all medicalstaff and equipment for COVID-19 prevention and control efforts.

Hai Duong has implemented strict social distancing measures since February16 with 949 control stations set up across the province to monitor entryand exit.

The Health Ministry advised people to remain proactive in pandemic preventionand control by continuing to wear face masks when going out, disinfectingfrequently, maintaining a safe distance, refraining from mass gatherings, andmaking medical declarations./.

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