Vietnam records no new COVID-19 cases on Sept 28 morning

A health worker in isolation zone (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam logged no new cases within the
past 12 hours as of 6 a.m on September 28, according to the National Steering
Committee for COVID-9 Prevention and Control.

The country has recorded 1, so
far. Of the total, 691 were locally-transmitted cases, including 551 linked
with Da Nang city since the latest coronavirus wave hit the locality on July
25.

As many as 999 patients have recovered while the fatalities remain at 35. Most
of the fatalities were the elderly with serious underlying health conditions.

Among the patients still under treatment, three have
tested negative for the virus once, four twice and 12 thrice.

There are 16,829 people having close contact with
confirmed cases or coming from the pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at
present, including 272 in hospitals, 10,995 in other quarantine sites, and 5,562
at home.

As the COVID-19 pandemic can return at any time, the Ministry of Health
recommended people wear face masks in crowded places, and wash hands with soap
or hand sanitiser regularly./.