No new COVID-19 cases recorded on May 3 morning

Testing samples for SARS-CoV-2 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – recorded of COVID-19 on May 3 morning,
making 17 days in a row since April 16 without new infections in the community,
according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and
Control.

Of the 270 confirmed patients, 130 are imported cases who were quarantined upon
their arrival.

Up to 219 patients, or 81 percent, have made full recovery, while 51 others are
being treated at medical establishments nationwide.

Twelve patients were tested negative for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once
and nine others tested negative twice or more.

A total of 30,530 people who had close contact with confirmed patients or
coming from pandemic-hit regions have been quarantined across the country,
including 246 at hospitals, 5,748 at concentrated quarantine areas and 24,192 at
home./.