Citizens come to quarantine area (Photo: VietnamPlus)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has seen no in the community for 60 consecutive days as it recorded no
new on November 1 evening, keeping the total at 1,180, according to
the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Of the infections, 691 are
cases, including 551 cases linked with the outbreak in the central city of Da
Nang since July 25.
As many as 1,063 patients had been successfully
treated while 35 patients with serious underlying diseases had died.
Among the patients still under treatment, six have tested
negative for the virus once, four twice and seven thrice. No patient is in
critical condition at present.
There are currently 14,689 people who had close contact with
confirmed cases or came from pandemic-hit regions are under quarantine across
the country, including 176 people in hospitals, 13,233 in concentrated
quarantine establishments and 1,280 at their homes.
As the COVID-19 pandemic can return at any time,
the Ministry of Health recommended people to wear face masks in
crowded places, wash hands with soap or hand sanitiser regularly, avoid large
gatherings, keep distance from each other and make health declarations./.
Source: VietnamPlus
