Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases within thepast 12 hours as of 6 a.m on September 24, according to the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The country has recorded 1,069 SARS-CoV-2 infections so far. Of the total, 691were locally-transmitted cases, including 551 linked with Da Nang city sincethe latest coronavirus wave hit the locality on July 25.
As many as 991 patients have recovered while 35 died from complications relatedto the disease. Most of the fatalities were the elderly with serious underlyinghealth conditions.
Among the patients still under treatment, nine havetested negative for the virus once, 6 twice and 10 thrice.
There are 20,590 people having close contact withconfirmed cases or coming from the pandemic-hit regions under quarantine atpresent, including 336 in hospitals, 13,073 in other quarantine sites, and7,181 at home.
As the COVID-19 pandemic can return at any time, the Ministry of Healthrecommended people wear face masks in crowded places, and wash hands with soapor hand sanitiser regularly./.