To date, 221 patients have been given the all-clear. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 infections in the community onMay 5, making it 19 days in a row since April 16 without new cases, according tothe National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Amongthe total 271 cases, 131 were imported and quarantined right after theirarrival in the country.
Todate, 221 patients have been given the all-clear. The remainders are being treatedat medical facilities nationwide. Most of them are in stable condition. Tentested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 once and 11 negative twice or more.
Some25,625 people having close contact with the patients or entering frompandemic-hit countries are under quarantine at hospitals, concentratedquarantine areas, or at home.
TheCompany for Vaccine and Biological Production No.1 (Vabiotech) of the Ministryof Health has gained initial success in studying a potential coronavirusvaccine.
Rightafter the first COVID-19 case was reported in Vietnam in January, the companypartnered with the UK’s Bristol University to conduct research on the vaccine.
Bloodtest samples on mice will be sent to the National Institute of Hygiene andEpidemiology for evaluation./.
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