Vietnam reports seven new COVID-19 cases on March 6 morning

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded seven new COVID-19 infections over the past 12
hours to 6am on March 6, including six in Hai Duong province – the country’s current
biggest pandemic outbreak – and one imported case in Thai Nguyen province.

The
new patients brought the total number of infections in Vietnam to 2,501,
including 1,578 domestically-transmitted cases, according to the National
Steering Committee for Prevention and Control.

The
Treatment Subcommittee reported that a total of 1,920 patients had been given
the all-clear from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 so far.

Among
the active patients undergoing treatment, 65 tested negative to the virus once,
57 twice and 137 thrice.

As
many as 49,565 people who had close contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients or
entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are being quarantined across the
country, including 1,290 in hospitals, 14,199 in other establishments and
34,076 at home.

In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, people should strictly
follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K message: khau trang (facemask), khu khuan
(disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering) and khai
bao y te (health declaration)./.