Vietnam continued to record no new coronavirus cases for six days straight, keeping the total tally of infections at 268, including 52 in treatment, the Ministry of Health reported on April 22 morning.
Vietnam continued to record no new coronavirus cases for six days straight, keeping the total tally of infections at 268, including 52 in treatment, the Ministry of Health reported on April 22 morning.
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It is worth noting that 216 out of 268 confirmed cases, making up more than 81%, were discharged from hospital after making a complete recovery.
12 positive cases in treatment have tested negative for the virus in the first test, while eight others’ second tests have come back negative.
There have been no deaths due to COVID-19 in the country so far.
67,022 people are being kept in quarantine, including 358 at hospitals, 18,263 at concentrated quarantine sites and 48,401 are isolated at home or at places of residence.
Six cases of the novel coronavirus are set to be released from the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on April 22.
At an earlier press teleconference on April 21 in the Philippines, the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai stated his appreciation for epidemic prevention efforts by many countries, including Vietnam.
The country has shown the world its effective, drastic and overall leadership through different levels, from the Prime Minister, ministers to local authorities, he said.
According to statistics from the WHO, Vietnam now has the second lowest infection rate in the Western Pacific, with three cases per 1 million people. However, the WHO official advised the country to consider lifting restrictions gradually, while pondering over actual data on the COVID-19 epidemic.
Cabinet members are due to convene a meeting on April 22 to make a decision on easing social distancing measures.
