Among the new cases, 69 were found in BacGiang, which is the country’s current largest pandemic hotspot; 29 in Ho ChiMinh City, 15 in Bac Ninh, three in Ha Tinh, and one each in Hanoi and LangSon.
So far, Vietnam has logged 9,356 domestic infections and 1,643 imported cases.The number of COVID-19 cases since April 27, when the latest outbreak began, amountedto 7,786. The death toll remained at 61.
Among active patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments, 431 have tested negative forcoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 72 twice and 73 thrice.
Twenty-three provinces have gone through 14 consecutivedays without new cases.
In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, the MoH has called on citizens tofollow the 5K message, including khau trang (facemask), khu khuan(disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khaibao y te (health declaration), to help contain the outbreaks./.