No new COVID-19 cases reported on June 20

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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam confirmed no fresh
as of 6:00 pm on June 20, marking 65 straight days without
community transmission in the country, according to the National Steering
Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Of the 349 cases recorded in Vietnam so far, 209 were
imported and quarantined upon arrival.

Some 10,500 people who had close contact with
patients and came from pandemic-hit areas are under or
quarantine.

On the day, a patient was discharged from the general
hospital of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. After this move, the
37-year-old man will undergo quarantine for 14 days.

Up to 327 patients or 93.7 percent of the total cases
have recovered, including 49 foreign nationals. The remaining foreign patient –
a British pilot – is being treated at Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City.

Among the active patients, two have tested negative
for the coronavirus once while four negative at least twice./.