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Vietnam sees no COVID-19 community infection in full month

Vietnam had no new COVID-19 cases to report on October 2 afternoon, marking 30 consecutive days without new infections in the community, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam had no new COVID-19cases to report on October 2 afternoon, marking 30 consecutive days without newinfections in the community, according to the National Steering Committeefor COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The country had only one imported case from Japan onboardFlight VN311 who arrived in the central city of Da Nang on September 30 and wasquarantined right after her arrival. Her test for SARS-CoV-2 that causes thedisease turned out positive on October 2.

Vietnam has recorded 1,096 infections so far. Of the total,691 were locally-transmitted cases, including 551 linked with Da Nang citysince the latest coronavirus wave hit the locality on July 25.

Among the confirmed cases, 1,020 have been given the allclear. The death toll remained at 35.

As many as 15,013 people who had close contact with COVID-19patients and or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantine./.
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