A patient in Dien Bien province discharged from hospital (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported no new COVID-19
cases in the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on March 9, according to the National
Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The country recorded 1,586 domestically-transmitted infections, including 893
cases since the latest outbreak began on January 27.
As many as 45,219 people who came in close contact with COVID-19 patients or
arrived from are under quarantine nationwide, including 506
in hospitals, 14,266 in other , and 30,446 at home.
Among the patients under treatment, 65 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2
once, 57 twice, and 137 thrice.
The Treatment Sub-committee said that 1,920 patients have been declared to be
clear of the coronavirus so far.
Vietnam launched its COVID-19 vaccination programme on March 8, with healthcare
workers being first in the queue. They received AstraZeneca vaccine shots,
which was granted the Emergency Use Listing by the World Health Organisation
for active immunisation to prevent COVID-19 in individuals aged from 18.
In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, people should 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
