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Vietnam records no new COVID-19 infections in community for 46 days

Vietnam has gone through 46 consecutive days without new COIVD-19 infections in the community as of June 1 morning, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Vietnam records no new COVID-19 infections in community for 46 days ảnh 1Taking samples for testing (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has gone through46 consecutive days without new COIVD-19 infections in the community as of June1 morning, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Preventionand Control.

Among the total 328 cases nationwide, 188 wereimported and quarantined right upon their arrival. As many as 279 patients,equivalent to 85 percent of the total, have recovered.

The remainders are being treated at centrally-and provincially-run hospitals. All of them are in stable condition.

Seven patients tested negative for the novelcoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, and 22 others tested negative for the virus twiceor more.

At present, 7,256 people having close contactwith patients or entering from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined,including 23 at hospitals, 6,301 at concentrated quarantine establishments and932 at home, and home.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the pandemic is expected to prolong for months, evenyears.

The organisation recommended Vietnam step upefforts to curb the disease in the long run./.

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