A quarantine facility in Hung Yen province receives Vietnamese citizens returning from overseas (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in
Vietnam stands at 342 on June 19 morning as no new infections were recorded
overnight, according to the national steering committee for prevention
and control.
This also marks the 64th straight day without
of the SARS-CoV-2 in the country.
Of the total, 202 are imported cases and put in
quarantine upon their arrival.
Meanwhile, 325 patients, or 95 percent of all
cases, have recovered from COVID-19, including 49 of the 50 foreign patients.
After leaving hospitals, they continued to be
quarantined for an additional 14 days and undergo more testing before returning
to the community.
Only 17 patients are still under treatment at
eight heath facilities nationwide, and most of them are in stable condition.
Among them, four have tested negative for at least twice.
At present, 6,176 people who had close contact
with confirmed patients or returned from overseas are kept in quarantine,
including 89 in hospitals, 5,734 in other quarantine facilities, and 353 at
homes./.
Source: VietnamPlus
