All the new patients had been previously quarantined and are being treatedat a COVID-19 treatment hospital in Hai Duong province.
By the evening of March 6, Vietnam had recorded a total of 2,507COVID-19 patients, including 1,584 domestically-transmitted cases. Up to 891domestic infections have been detected since the third wave of outbreaks hitthe country on January 27.
The Treatment Subcommittee said that 1,920 patients haverecovered from the disease to date, while the number of deaths related toCOVID-19 was still kept at 35.
Among active patients undergoing treatment, 65 tested negativeto the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 57 twice and 137 thrice.
As many as 49,565 people who had close contact with COVID-19patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are currently underquarantine nationwide, including 1,290 in hospitals, 14,199 in otherestablishments and 34,076 at home.
In a bid to live safely with the pandemic,people should strictly follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K message: khau trang(facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (nogathering) and khai bao y te (health declaration)./.