A person is given a health screening at the Ho Chi Minh City University Medical Centre (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – No new cases of were
detected in Vietnam between 6 pm on October 13 and 6 am on October 14, with the
national count remaining at 1,113, according to the National Steering Committee
for .
As such, the country entered the 42nd day without community
transmission of the SARS-CoV-2. Among all cases, 691 are
domestically infected, including 551 added since July 25 when the latest
outbreak began, and the rest are imported.
As many as 1,026 patients have recovered while the number of
fatalities stands at 35.
Of those still under treatment, eight have tested negative
for the virus once, two others twice, and 14 thrice. No patients are in
critical condition at present.
There are 12,484 people having close contact with confirmed
cases or coming from pandemic-hit areas under quarantine at present, including
147 in hospitals, 11,512 in other concentrated quarantine sites, and 825 at home
or accommodation facilities.
The World Health Organisation has predicted that the
pandemic might last throughout 2021 due to the absence of vaccines. Given the
context, Vietnam has consistently worked for the dual goals of fighting the
epidemic while developing the economy, with safety given the top priority./.
Source: VietnamPlus
