COVID-19: Vietnam goes 21 consecutive days without new local infections

Vietnam has not recorded any new COVID-19 infections in the community for 21 straight days, and the number of cases still stands at 271, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said Thursday.

Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported that among the total, 131 are imported cases, and they were put in quarantine upon their arrival in the country.

So far, 232 patients or 86 per cent have recovered from the coronavirus disease.

Meanwhile, another 39 are currently under treatment at central and provincial-level health care establishments, and most of them are in stable condition.

Meanwhile, there are 20,942 people kept in quarantine at present, including 169 at hospitals, 6,469 at other quarantine facilities, and 14,304 at home. - BERNAMA