A health worker in quarantine site (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported no new cases within the
past 12 hours as of 6 a.m on September 24, according to the National Steering
Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The country has recorded 1,069 SARS-CoV-2 infections 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 991 patients have recovered while 35 died from related
to the disease. Most of the fatalities were the elderly with serious underlying
health conditions.
Among the patients still under treatment, nine have
tested negative for the virus once, 6 twice and 10 thrice.
There are 20,590 people having close contact with
confirmed cases or coming from the pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at
present, including 336 in hospitals, 13,073 in other quarantine sites, and
7,181 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./.
Source: VietnamPlus
