Health workers test samples for novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has no new COVID-19 cases to report on May 17 morning, the 31st straight day the country is clearof coronavirus infections in the community, according to the national steeringcommittee for COVID-19 prevention and control.
Among the 318 confirmed patients, 178 areimported and quarantined upon their arrival in the country.
Meanwhile, 9,161 people are currently kept inquarantine, including 302 at hospitals, 7,179 at other facilities,and 1,680 at home.
As many as 260patients have recovered from the disease, and the rest are beingtreated at eight central and provincial-level healthcare establishmentsnationwide.
Four of those stillunder treatment have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causesCOVID-19, once and 12 others negative at least twice.
Patient No. 91, aBritish man and also the most severe case at present, is receiving treatment atthe Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. He is still in criticalcondition but has shown certain improvement. He has tested negative forSARS-CoV-2 for five consecutive times, the treatment sub-committee said./.
