No new COVID-19 case reported on July 16

Vietnamese citizens repatriated from the UK disinfect their hands when arriving at a quarantine site in Hung Yen province on July 13 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – No new case was reported in Vietnam on
July 16, leaving the total number at 381 as of 6pm on the day, according to the
national steering committee for COVID-19 control.

July 16 also marked the 91st consecutive day the country has
been free of of the SARS-CoV-2.

During the day, three COVID-19 patients were given the all-clear,
raising the number of recoveries to 356, with no deaths so far.

Among the remaining patients, two have tested negative for once and five negative at
least twice.

Over 10,120 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or came
from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined./.