Sunday, 31/05/2020 22:18 (GMT+7)
Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 cases in Vietnam from 6am to 6pm on May 31st, leaving the total at 328, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
A worker sprays disinfectant to prevent COVID-19 transmission (Photo: VNA)
May 31st also marked the 45th consecutive day Vietnam saw no infections in the community.
Among the 328 cases confirmed so far, 188 were imported.
A total of 279 COVID-19 patients or 85 percent have fully recovered, while the remaining 49 are being treated at central and provincial health facilities in a stable condition. Of those, seven have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, and 22 negative at least twice.
As many as 7,870 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or returned from pandemic-hit areas are under health monitoring, of whom 69 were quarantined at hospitals, 6,870 at other concentrated facilities and 931 at home and place of residence./.
CPV/VNA