Vietnam has entered its 36th consecutive day without recording any new COVID-19 community infections, keeping its total count at 324 since May 18, the Ministry of Health said on May 22.
Vietnam has entered its 36th consecutive day without recording any new COVID-19 community infections, keeping its total count at 324 since May 18, the Ministry of Health said on May 22.
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| A treatment area for COVID-19 patients at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi |
The pair were released from the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases after making a full recovery. One of them is a 44-year-old woman, a staff member of Truong Sinh Ltd., Co., whose test result turned positive after she recovered on April 16. The other is from Ha Loi village, Me Linh commune of Hanoi.
At present they are in stable health condition and show no symptoms of the virus such as a fever, a cough, or shortness of breath.
As of May 21 afternoon, 266 people out of a total of 324 COVID-19 patients have gone on to make a full recovery from the deadly virus nationwide, equivalent to 82%, with no deaths.
The remainder are being treated at nine national and provincial health facilities, with four testing negative once for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and four negative at least twice.
The number of quarantined people who had close contact or returned from epidemic-hit nations has stood at 14,744. They are being placed into isolation for health monitoring at hospitals, health facilities, and places of residence.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, told a meeting of the committee in Hanoi on May 21 that Vietnam has successfully put the COVID-19 pandemic under control but the fight against the pandemic may drag out, requiring the country to be always fully prepared.
