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Two more COVID-19 cases confirmed on April 13 morning

The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control confirmed two new cases of VOCID-19 in the morning of April 13, bringing the total number to 262.
Two more COVID-19 cases confirmed on April 13 morning ảnh 1A doctor takes care of a COVID-19 patient (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Controlconfirmed two new cases of VOCID-19 in the morning of April 13, bringing thetotal number to 262.

The latesttwo patients are both residents in Ha Loi village, Me Linh commune in Hanoi’soutlying Me Linh district, which is a new hot spot of COVID-19.

Hanoi’sHealth Department said it had sent 15 quick-response teams to Me Linh to helpthe district isolate and stamp out the COVID-19 outbreak in Ha Loi.

The village,which has 11,077 residents, has been put under quarantine for 28 days.

Among thetotal confirmed COVID-19 cases in Vietnam, 144 (55 percent) have been cured,and 118 are receiving treatment in 14 hospitals./.

With the twonewest cases reported early April 13, the number of cases in Hanoi rose to 110. 
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