May 12, 2020 | 16:44 (GMT+7)
Vietnam records no new COVID-19 infections in community for 26 days
Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases on May 12 morning, marking the 26th day in a row without infections in the community, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Among the 288 confirmed cases so far, 148 are imported ones and were quarantined upon their arrival in the country, and the remaining 140 contracted the SARS-CoV-2 in the community.
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As many as 249 patients, or 86 percent of the total, have recovered from the disease.
On May 11, eight patients treated at the Hanoi-based National Hospital for Tropical Disease No.2 were given the all-clear. They will continue undergo quarantine and health monitoring for the next 14 days.
Of the 39 remainders still under treatment, eight have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once while 11 others negative at least twice.
A total of 11,929 people are kept in quarantine at present, including 329 at hospitals, 6,432 at other quarantine facilities, and the rest at home.
Source: VNA