Samples collected for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 14 new
COVID-19 cases, all imported, in the past 12 hours to 6pm on April 1, the
Ministry of Health said.
All of the patients are Vietnamese citizens who were
put under right after their arrival in Ca Mau, Kien Giang and Ben
Tre provinces.
The new patients brought the total of infections in
Vietnam to 2,617, including 1,603 domestically-transmitted cases.
According to the Ministry of Health’s Medical Service
Administration, a total of 2,359 patients have been cured to date, while the
death toll was still kept at 35.
Among active patients undergoing treatment at medical
establishments, 18 tested negative to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 15 twice and
37 thrice.
As many as 37,008 people who had close contact with
patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic regions are currently
quarantined, including 506 in hospitals, 19,093 in state-designated
establishments and 17,409 at their residences.
To live safely with the pandemic, the advised
people to remain proactive in pandemic prevention and control by continuing to
wear face masks when going out, disinfecting frequently, maintaining a safe
distance, refraining from mass gatherings, and making medical declarations./.
Source: VietnamPlus
