Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam confirmed no freshCOVID-19 cases as of 6:00 pm on June 20, marking 65 straight days withoutcommunity transmission in the country, according to the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Of the 349 cases recorded in Vietnam so far, 209 wereimported and quarantined upon arrival.
Some 10,500 people who had close contact with COVID-19patients and came from pandemic-hit areas are under medical monitoring orquarantine.
On the day, a patient was discharged from the generalhospital of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. After this move, the37-year-old man will undergo quarantine for 14 days.
Up to 327 patients or 93.7 percent of the total caseshave recovered, including 49 foreign nationals. The remaining foreign patient –a British pilot – is being treated at Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City.
Among the active patients, two have tested negativefor the coronavirus once while four negative at least twice./.