Checking body temperature for those who completed quarantine - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Nine moreCOVID-19 community infections were recorded in Vietnam on February 4 afternoon,raising the total to 1,957, according to the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Of them, one is in the northern provinceof Hai Duong, two in northern Quang Ninh province, four in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, one in Hanoi, and one in southern Binh Duong province. All are linked to the latest outbreaks in HaiDuong province.
The country has so far reported 1,068 locally-transmittedcases. Thirty-five died from complications related to the disease.
According to the Treatment Sub-committeeunder National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, 1,465COVID-19 patients have recovered. Among those still under treatment, 10 havetested negative for the virus once, three twice, and two thrice.
There are 65,451 people who had close contactwith confirmed cases or came from pandemic-hit regions under quarantineat present, including 413 at hospitals, 24,312 at other quarantine sites, and 40,726 at home./.
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