No new COVID-19 case recorded on December 4

A medical worker takes a swab from a resident in District 6 of Ho Chi Minh City for COVID-19 testing in early December (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 case on December 4,
keeping the national tally at 1,361, according to the National Steering Committee
on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Also on the day, 11 patients were given the all clear, bringing the number of
recovered patients to 1,220. The fatalities remain at 35.

Among those still under treatment, five tested negative once for
, which causes the disease, four twice and three thrice. No patients
were in critical conditions.

A total of 17,238 people who had close contact with patients or
returning from are under health monitoring nationwide.

The Ministry of Health recommended people to continue serious following its
message featuring 5K (in Vietnamese) Khau trang (facemask) – (Khu khuan)
disinfection – (Khoang cach) distance – (Khong tu tap) no gathering – (Khai bao y
te) health declaration in order to live
safely with the COVID-19 pandemic in ‘new normal’./.