A quarantine site in Ha Nam province (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam logged no COVID-19 infections in community for58 consecutive days as of 6am on October 30, according to the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The country has recorded 1,177 SARS-CoV-2infections so far. Of the total, 691 were locally-transmitted cases, including551 linked with Da Nang city since the latest coronavirus wave hit the localityon July 25.
As many as 1,062 patients have recovered. Thirty five died from complications related to thedisease. Most of the fatalities were the elderly with serious underlying healthconditions.
Amongthe patients still under treatment, five have tested negative for the virusonce, three twice and seven thrice.
There are 14,184 people having close contact with confirmed cases or comingfrom the pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at present, including 172 inhospitals, 12,673 in other quarantine sites, and 1,339 at home.
As the COVID-19 pandemic canreturn at any time, the Ministry of Health recommended people wear face masksin crowded places, and wash hands with soap or hand sanitisers regularly.
To date, global COVID-19infections topped 44 million worldwide, and the number of people who died fromthe coronavirus passed 1.1 million. The US is the worst-hit country, followedby India and Brazil./.
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