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Vietnam goes free of community COVID-19 infections for 67 days

Vietnam has gone through 67 straight days without locally-infected cases of COVID-19 as of 6am on November 8, with no new infections found from 6pm November 7, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Vietnam goes free of community COVID-19 infections for 67 days ảnh 1People returned from pandemic-hit areas are taken to a quarantine facility (Photo: VNA) 
Hanoi, (VNA) – Vietnam has gone through 67 straight days without locally-infectedcases of COVID-19 as of 6am on November 8, with no new infections found from6pm November 7, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control.

Hanoi has gone free ofthe disease for 82 days and Ho Chi Minh City 99 days.

A total of 1,070 patientshave recovered out of the total 1,213 infections recorded so far. Thefatalities remain at 35.

Among those who arereceiving treatment, nine have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 11 twiceand eight thrice. There are no serious cases at present.

Meanwhile, 14,064people who had close contact with confirmed cases or returned from pandemic-hitareas are under quarantine nationwide, with 209 at hospitals, 12,926 atconcentrated facilities and 929 at home or accommodations. /.
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