Taking samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA).cases in the past 12 hours to 6am on June 19, said the Ministry of
Health (MoH).
Of those, 40 infections were detected in Ho Chi Minh City, 15 in Bac
Ninh, 13 in Nghe An, 12 in Binh Duong, nine in Bac Giang, three in Tien Giang,
and one in Ha Tinh and one in Da Nang.
The new cases brought the total number of infections in Vietnam to
12,508, including 10,836 domestic and 1,672 imported. The number of local infections
since the fourth wave of outbreaks hit the country on April 27 was 9,266.
According to the MoH’s Medical Service Administration, as of June 19 morning,
4,733 patients had fully recovered from the disease, while the number of death
related to COVID-19 had amounted to 62.
Among active patients undergoing treatment, 415 have tested negative to
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 100 twice and 71 thrice.
Amid complicated
developments of the pandemic, the MoH has called on
citizens to follow the 5K message, including khau trang (facemask), khu khuan
(disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai
bao y te (health declaration), to help contain the outbreaks./.
Source: VietnamPlus
