A worker fumigates the area where peope wait to have samples collected for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Three more patients were confirmed in the
northern province of Hai Duong, the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, on
February 23 morning, raising the country’s total community infections to 1,496,
according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and
Control.
All of the new infections had close
contact with previously confirmed patients in the province, and they were put
into quarantine. They are now receiving treatment at a COVID-19 hospital located
at the Hai Duong Medical Technical University.
The number of cases in province increases to 620 in less than a month.
Vietnam has 107,685 people who came in close contact with COVID-19 patients or
arrived from under quarantine nationwide,
including 596 at hospitals, 12.628 at other quarantine sites and 94,461 at
homes
Among the patients under treatment, 69 have tested negative for
once, 39 twice, and 55 thrice.
As many as 1,717 COVID-19 patients have been recovered so far.
As of February 23 morning, the northern province Quang Ninh and Hanoi capital
city went through seven days without any new COVID-19 case, while the Central
Highlands province of Gia Lai went through 12 days.
In a bid to live safely with the
pandemic, people should strictly follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K message:
khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong
tu tap (no gathering) and khai bao y te (health declaration)./.
Source: VietnamPlus
