Thenew patients were detected in the capital city of Hanoi (22), Bac Ninh (17), DaNang (8), Vinh Phuc (7), Quang Ninh (1), Bac Giang (1), Hung Yen (3), Hai Duong(1), Thai Binh (1), Thua Thien-Hue (1), Nam Dinh (1) and Quang Nam (1) and HaiPhong (1).
Thetotal number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam now amounts to 3,230, including 1,811domestically-transmitted infections. Of them, 241 cases have been found sincethe latest outbreak hit the country on April 27.
According to theMoH’s Medical Service Administration, 2,602 patients weregiven the all-clear from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, while the death toll wasstill kept at 35.
Among active patients undergoing treatment, 25 tested negativeto the virus once, 22 twice and 17 thrice.
As many as 42,293 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients orentered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are currently quarantined across thecountry, including 685 in hospitals, 22,810 in concentrated quarantineestablishments and 18,998 at their places of residence.
People are advised to strictly follow the MoH’s 5K message: khau trang (facemasks), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distancing), khong tu tap (nogatherings), and khai bao y te (health declarations), take personal protectivemeasures, and avoid travel to high-risk areas such as entertainment venues,cinemas, bars, and karaoke parlours./.
VNA