Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has reported no new COVID-19infections in the community for 94 days, said the National Steering Committeefor COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 19 morning.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases inVietnam remained at 382, including 242 imported cases who were put underquarantine right after their arrival in the country, posing no risk of transmissionin the community.
As many as 12,798 people who had close contact withCOVID-19 patients or entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit areas are beingquarantined, including 100 at hospitals, 12,273 at other establishments and 425at home.
According to the subcommittee for treatment, 357 outof the 381 patients have been given the all-clear of the virus SARS-CoV-2.
The remainders are being treated at medicalestablishments across the country, of whom six patients tested negative for thevirus once and four others tested negative at least twice./.
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