Tubes containing samples for testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Eleven
new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Vietnam in the 12 hours as of 6am on March
2, and all are in northern Hai Duong province, according to the national steering
committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.
The new cases are F1, who had
close contact with previously and thus, have been sent to
since February 28.
They are undergoing treatment
at the COVID-19 treatment hospital No 3, based at Branch No 2 of the Sao Do
University, of .
The COVID-19 tally in the
country now stands at 2,472, 1,561 of which are domestic infections, including
868 reported since January 27, when the latest outbreak began.
Ten localities haven’t seen
any new infections over the last 17 days, namely Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang,
Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Gia Lai, Bac Ninh, and Quang Ninh provinces,
along with Ho Chi Minh City.
Meanwhile, Hanoi has stayed
free of new cases for 14 days.
As many as 1,892 patients
have recovered from COVID-19.
Among those still under
treatment, 66 have tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 37
others twice, and 113 thrice, the treatment sub-committee said.
There are 58,758 people
having close contact with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit regions under
quarantine at present./.
Source: VietnamPlus
