No new COVID-19 cases, over 51,210 people get vaccinated

A volunteer receives a shot of the candidate vaccine COVIVAC (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –
Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases in the past 12 hours to 6am on April 2,
keeping the national count at 2,617,
according to the (MoH).

Of the total, 1,603
are , including 910 infections since the third
wave of outbreaks hit the country on January 27.

The MoH’s Medical
Service Administration reported that as many as 2,359 have been given the
all-clear from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 so far.

The death toll from
the disease was still kept at 35, the administration said.

Among active patients
undergoing treatment at medical establishments across the country, 18 tested
negative for the virus once, 15 twice and 35 thrice.

A total of 27,478
people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from
pandemic-hit regions are being quarantined nationwide, including 498 in
hospitals, 18,870 at concentrated facilities and 8,110 at their residences.

According to the
National Expanded Immunisation Programme, an additional 1,473 people received
on April 1, bringing the total number of vaccinated
people to 51,216.

At the ceremony to hand over the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine supplied by COVAX Facility (Photo: VNA)

The first batch
containing 811,200 doses of COVID-19 vaccine supplied by COVAX Facility through
UNICEF arrived in Hanoi on April 1.

To live safely with
the pandemic, the MoH advised people to remain proactive in pandemic prevention
and control by continuing to wear face masks when going out, disinfecting
frequently, maintaining a safe distance, refraining from mass gatherings, and
making medical declarations./.