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Vietnam enters 32rd consecutive day without COVID-19 infection in community

Vietnam had no new COVID-19 cases to report on October 4 morning, entering the 32nd consecutive day without infections in the community.
Vietnam enters 32rd consecutive day without COVID-19 infection in community ảnh 1Tourists visit Citadel of the Ho Dynasty in central Thanh Hoa province - Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam had no new COVID-19 cases toreport on October 4 morning, entering the 32nd consecutive day withoutinfections in the community.

The country has to date confirmed 1,096 COVID-19 cases, including 691local infections and the rest are imported, according to the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Among the patients undergoing treatment, one has tested negative for the novelcoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, two twice and four thrice.

So far, 1,020 patients have been successfully treated and there are now nopatients in critical conditions.

The death toll from the disease remained at 35, most of them elderly peoplewith serious underlying conditions.

As many as 16,447 people who had close contacts with COVID-19 patients orentered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are being quarantined across thecounty, including 718 in hospitals, 11,212 in concentrated quarantineestablishments, and 4,547 at home./.
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