No new COVID-19 infections on October 8 morning

Vietnamese citizens in Australia on a repatriation flight on October 7 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – There were no new COVID-19 cases to
report in Vietnam in the morning of October 8, which is also the 36th straight
day without of the in the country, according
to the national steering committee for prevention and control.

The total number of COVID-19 infections remains
at 1,099, including 408 quarantined upon their arrival and 691
domestically infected ones.

All hotbeds in the country have been brought
under control, the committee said.

As many as 1,023 patients have recovered while
most of the 35 related deaths were elderly people with serious underlying
health conditions.

Among those still under treatment, five have
tested negative once for the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, eight others
twice, and five thrice. No patients are in critical conditions at present, the
treatment sub-committee noted.

There are 14,250 people having close contact
with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit regions under quarantine now,
including 276 in hospitals, 11,549 in other quarantine sites, and 2,425 at home
or accommodation facilities./.