No new COVID-19 community infection recorded on day 63rd

Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has gone 63 consecutive days
with no new cases reported in the community as of 6 am on June 18,
according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and
Control.

The total infections in the country remained at 335, of
which 195 were imported and quarantined upon arrival.

A total of 325 patients, or 97 percent of all cases, have
recovered and zero deaths have been reported. Four of the remaining 10 patients
have tested negative for the coronavirus at least twice.

There are 6,285 people who had close contact with patients
or came from pandemic-hit areas now being under across Vietnam.

The British pilot, known as Vietnam’s 91st COVID-19 patient,
has experienced a miraculous recovery. His lungs have recovered 90 percent,
while his kidneys, heart, liver, and pancreatic enzymes are back to normal. He
can also move his hands and use a mobile phone.

He was the most critical COVID-19 patient in Vietnam and tested negative for
SARS-CoV-2 at least six times./.