No new COVID-19 infection cases reported on May 9

Vietnamese citizens returning from foreign countries have temperature checked right after their arrival (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – No new COVID-19 infection cases were
reported on May 9 afternoon, according to the Ministry of Health.

It means Vietnam has recorded no new infections in the
community since 6:00 on April 16.

The country has so far confirmed 288 infection cases, including
148 imported ones who were quarantined right after their arrival.

As many as 14,403 people who had close contact with confirmed
patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions have been kept under
quarantine, including 175 at hospitals, 6,145 at other establishments and 8,083
at home.

Of the patients undergoing treatment, four tested negative for
the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once and 13 others tested negative twice or
more./.