Three new COVID-19 cases reported on March 10 afternoon

Spraying disinfectant to prevent the spread of (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam
confirmed three more s over
the past 12 hours to 6pm on March 10, including two , according
to the .

The two imported were quarantined in Ho Chi
Minh City and the Mekong Delta province of Long An right upon their arrival, while the other case was recorded in the northern province of Hai Duong.

These new patients brought the total count in
the country to 2,529, including 1,588
domestically-transmitted cases.

The
ministry reported that a total of 2,004 patients had been given the all-clear
from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 so far, and the fatalities remained at 35.

Among the active patients undergoing
treatment, 48 tested negative for the virus once, 42 twice and 118 thrice.


As many as 44,540 people who had close contact
with confirmed COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions
are being quarantined across the country, including 497 in hospitals, 15,065 in
other establishments, and 28,978 at home./.