A health worker handles samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –
Vietnam has no new COVID-19 cases to report on March 19 morning, keeping the
tally at 2,570, according to the .
The number of domestic
infections stands at 1,601, including 908 cases recorded since January 27, when
the latest outbreak began.
As many as 2,198 patients
have recovered while the fatalities are still maintained at 35.
Thirty-seven of those still
under treatment have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 once, 18
others twice, and 63 thrice, said the treatment sub-committee of the National
Steering Committee for Prevention and Control.
There are three patients in
severe condition at present, including two at the branch in Hanoi’s Dong Anh
district of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases and one at the Lung
Hospital of Da Nang city. They have tested negative for the virus for three –
five times but are still undergoing further treatment as they have certain
underlying health conditions.
Up to 37,878 people having
close contact with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit foreign regions
are being quarantined.
As of the end of March 18,
the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 had reached 27,546, according to the
national expanded immunisation programme./.
Source: VietnamPlus
