No new COVID-19 cases reported on May 18 morning

A health worker at Can Tho Airport checks the body temperature of a Vietnamese repatriated from the Philippines on May 14 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – No new COVID-19 cases were recorded
overnight, keeping the infection number in Vietnam at 320 since May 17 evening,
the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control said on May
18 morning.

This also marks the 32nd straight day Vietnam is clear of
.

Among the total, 180 are which
were quarantined upon their arrival in the country.

Up to 260 patients or 81 percent have recovered
from the , and there have been no deaths.

Two of the 60 remainders still under treatment
have tested negative once for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes , and
12 others negative at least twice.

There are 10,692 people kept in quarantine at
present, including 293 at hospitals, 8,631 at other quarantine facilities, and
2,038 at home.

The national steering committee requested people
to continue implementing disease prevention and control measures in the new
context. Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the pandemic is
still developing complicatedly around the world, recommending Vietnam enhance
long-term pandemic control measures./.