A health worker takes sample to conduct COVID-19 test (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam had nonew COVID-19 cases to report on October 21 morning, keeping the national tallyat 1,141, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Preventionand Control.
The country entered the 49th straight daywithout community transmissions.
The number of recovered patients hasreached 1,046. The death toll remains at 35.
Among patients still under treatment, 10have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, three negative twice and threenegative thrice.
A total of 13,929 people who had closecontact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are beingquarantined nationwide, with 168 at hospitals, 12,678 at concentratedquarantine facilities and 1,083 at home or in accommodations.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc saiddespite the complicated development of the pandemic across the globe, Vietnamhas brought COVID-19 under control, creating a safe environment for therecovery and development of socio-economic activities.
He also ordered strict compliance withCOVID-19 preventive measures/.
