A health worker collects sample for testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 96 more COVID-19
infections over the past six hours to 6:00pm on May 24, including one imported
case, according to the .
The 95 new comprise 44 in Bac Giang, 31 in Bac Ninh, 13 in
Hanoi, six in Lang Son, and one in Ho Chi Minh City.
The new infections brought
the national tally to 5,424, including 3,918 domestically-transmitted cases.
On May 24, 73 patients were given the all-clear from the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of recoveries to 2,794. The death toll is
now 44.
Among active patients, 70 tested negative to coronavirus once, 41 twice, and 69
thrice.
As the pandemic has become more complicated,
people are advised to strictly follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K message: khau
trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu
tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration)./.
Source: VietnamPlus
