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No new COVID-19 infection, steering committee warns against complacency

No new case of COVID-19 was reported in the past 12 hours to 6 pm on May 1, which is the 15th day in a row Vietnam has had no new infection in the community.
No new COVID-19 infection, steering committee warns against complacency ảnh 1Samples for COVID-19 testing. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA) –No new case of COVID-19 was reported in the past 12 hours to 6 pm on May 1,which is the 15th day in a row Vietnam has had no new infection in the community.

The number of COVID-19cases in the country remained at 270, with 219 given the all clear.  

Among the patientsunder treatment, nine have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, and seventested negative at least twice.

A total of 47,735people are under quarantine or health monitoring.

The National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control continues to urge all people tostrictly follow disease prevention measures to minimize the spread of theepidemic./.
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