A quarantine establishment (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded another imported
case in the past 12 hours to 6pm on April 11, raising
the total number of infections to 2,693, said the Ministry of Health.
The new patient is a 27 year-old man who has
been quarantined since his entry via Ha Tien international border gate in
the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on April 8.
As many as 37,938 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients
or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are currently quarantined across
the nation, including 523 in hospitals, 21,705 in state-designated
establishments and 15,710 at their homes or residences.
According to the Treatment Subcommittee under the
National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, a total of 2,429 patients
have been successfully cured, while the death toll related to the disease
remained at 35.
Among active patients undergoing treatment at
medical establishments, seven tested negative to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 11 twice and 22 thrice.
To live safely with the pandemic, the Ministry of
Health 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
