Bac Ninh province works to control the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Eighty new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the past 12 hours to 6am May 10, including
78 and two imported, the (MoH) said.
The
new infections took to the total number of coronavirus cases in Vietnam to
3,412, including 411 locally-transmitted infections detected since the latest
outbreak hit the country on April 27.
The
local transmissions were detected in Bac Ninh (27), Vinh Phuc (19), Da Nang
(13), Bac Giang (5), Hanoi (9), Hoa Binh (2), Dak Lak (1), Dien Bien (1), Lang
Soon (1).
The
two imported cases are a Vietnamese citizen returning from France and an Indian
expert who arrived in the country from Qatar. Both were immediately quarantined
on arrival.
Of
the 13 new cases in Da Nang city, eight of the patients, including seven women,
work at AMIDA Beauty Salon.
In
Hanoi, six of the new cases are either patients at the Dong Anh district-based
National Hospital for Tropical Diseases or their relatives.
According
to the MoH’s Medical Service Administration, 2,602 patients had been given the
all-clear from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Among
active patients undergoing treatment, 25 tested negative to the virus once, 22
twice and 17 thrice.
As
of May 10 morning, the total number of people quarantined is 59,198,
including 991 in hospitals, 25,804 in state-designated establishments and the
remainders at their places of residence.
Up
to 42,943 people were vaccinated against on May 9, raising the total
to 851,513, mostly medical workers, members of steering committees for COVID-19
prevention and control, and members of police and military forces./.
Source: VietnamPlus
