Spraying disinfectant to prevent COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 40 more over
the last 6 hours to 12:00 pm May 26, lifting the to 5,971,
according to the Ministry of Health.
The ministry said among the new patients, 27 were recorded in Bac Giang
province, 6 in Hanoi, four in Bac Ninh province, and one each in Dien Bien and
Hai Duong provinces, and the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases
in Kim Chung commune in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dong Anh.
The number of locally-transmitted and imported
cases stood at 4,482, and 1,489, respectively.
The number of has reached 2,794, while the death toll stood at 44.
Among active patients, 70 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 41 twice
and 69 thrice.
On
May 26 morning, a special unit of the Ministry of Health coordinated with Bac
Giang authorities to carry out quick tests for nearly 19,000 workers and people
in the three areas hardest hit by
in Viet Yen district, namely Nui
Hieu, Trung Dong, Tam Tang.
According to Deputy Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Le Thi Quynh Mai, this quick test method gives results in 15 minutes with the
accuracy of up to 70-75 percent./.
Source: VietnamPlus
