A teacher guides a student how to wash hands correctly (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported
no new cases on May 12 morning, marking the 26th day in a
row without infections in the community, according to the National Steering Committee
for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Among the 288 confirmed cases so
far, 148 are imported ones and were quarantined upon their arrival in the
country, and the remaining 140 contracted the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in
the community.
As many as 249 patients, or 86
percent of the total, have recovered from the disease.
On May 11, eight patients treated
at the Hanoi-based National Hospital for Tropical Disease No. 2 were given the
all-clear. They will continue undergo quarantine and health monitoring for the
next 14 days.
Of the 39 remainders still under
treatment, eight have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once while 11 others
negative at least twice.
A total of 11,929 people are kept
in quarantine at present, including 329 at hospitals, 6,432 at other quarantine
facilities, and the rest at home./.
Source: VietnamPlus
