The COVID-19 vaccination programme is carried out in 19 provinces and cities in the first phase. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded no s over the past 12 hours to 6am
on March 25, marking the seventh straight day without locally-transmitted
infections, according to the Ministry of Health.
The total number of infections remains at 2,576, of which 1,601 are
locally-transmitted cases.
Up to now, 10 provinces and cities nationwide have went
through 40 consecutive days without new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases,
including Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Gia
Lai, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City.
The ministry’s Department of Medical Service
Administration reported that as of March 25, as many as 2,265 patients were
given the all-clear from the coronavirus .
Among patients under treatment at medical
establishments, 54 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 21 twice and 45 thrice.
Up to 36,480 people who had close contact with
patients or entered from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine.
According to the National Expanded
Programme on Immunisation, an additional 1,906 people were vaccinated
against the disease on March 24, raising the total to 39,817, mostly front-line
health workers and staff of the National Steering Committee for
Prevention and Control.
The COVID-19 vaccination programme was carried out in 19 provinces and cities
in the first phase.
The MoH said its working delegation will inspect COVID-19 prevention and
control, and vaccination in Hanoi on March 25./.
Source: VietnamPlus
