Collecting swab sample for testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam
recorded 400 new COVID-19 cases from 6am to 12pm on July 7, of which 277 were
found in or sealed off areas, according to the Ministry of
Health.
Among the infections,
there were 347 in Ho Chi Minh City, 19 in Long An, 13 in Quang Ngai, six in Bac
Ninh, four in Phu Yen, three each in Tra Vinh and Bac Giang, two in Nghe An,
and one each in Ca Mau, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Dak Lak.
As of July 7 noon, Vietnam
had recorded 20,459 domestic cases and 1,882 imported ones. The number of
infections since the fourth wave of outbreaks hit the country on April 27
amounted to 18,889.
Thirteen localities
nationwide have gone through two weeks without new cases in the community.
As many as 8,077
patients have been given the all-clear, while the death toll has reached 102.
Of those still under
treatment, 311 tested negative with the coronavirus once, 133 twice and 72
thrice.
To contain the
pandemic in the “new normal” situation, the Health Ministry called on all
Vietnamese citizens to follow , including khau trang (facemask), khu
khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and
khai bao y te (health declaration)./.
Source: VietnamPlus
