Vietnam goes four weeks without new COVID-19 community infections

Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases on May 14 morning, marking it four weeks in a row without any community transmissions, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Vietnam goes four weeks without new COVID-19 community infections ảnh 1Health workers at Van Don airport prepare to serve Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases onMay 14 morning, marking it four weeks in a row without any communitytransmissions, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control.

The committee added that 148 imported cases have been quarantinedupon their arrival.

So far, 13,719 people having close contact withpatients or entering from the pandemic-hit regions have been quarantined,including 324 at hospitals, 7,254 at concentrated quarantine areas and 6,141 athome.

The committee’s treatment subcommittee reportedthat 252 patients have given the all-clear from COVID-19 and dischargedfrom hospitals, while 36 others are being treated at centrally-run andprovincial health facilities. Most of them are in stable condition.

Six patients have tested negative for thenovel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, and 11 tested negative twice or more./.
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