No COVID-19 infection cases recorded on March 27 morning

A medical worker at District 11 Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City receives a COVID-19 shot (Photo; VNA)

Hanoi (VNA)
– Vietnam logged no COVID-19 cases in the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on March 27,
according to the Ministry of Health.

The total number of
COVID-19 patients detected in Vietnam has been 2,586 so far, including 2,265
fully recovered.

Among active patients
undergoing treatment across the country, 54 tested negative for the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 once, 21 twice and 45 thrice.

There are 36,480 people who had close contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients
or entered from pandemic-hit regions are being quarantined nationwide,
including 485 in hospitals, 18,343 in state-designated establishments and 17,652
at their residences.

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).

According to the
National Expanded Programme on Immunisation, an additional 1,775 people were
inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine on March 26, raising the total to 44,000, who
are , and members of community-based anti-COVID-19
groups and steering committees for prevention and control./.