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45 days Covid-free for Vietnam

There has been no locally transmitted cases within that time frame

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 17 Oct 2020 1:26PM

45 days Covid-free for Vietnam
A total of 1,031 patients have recovered and the death toll remains at 35. – Pixabay pic, October 17, 2020

HANOI – Vietnam records no new Covid-19 case over the past 12 hours to 6am today, leaving the national count at 1,124, according to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

As such, the country has entered the 45th straight day without locally-transmitted cases, while it is the 60th day for Hanoi and the 77th day for Ho Chi Minh City, reports Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

A total of 1,031 patients have recovered, and the death toll remains at 35.

Among patients still under treatment, seven have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, four negative twice and 12 negative thrice. There is no patient in serious condition.

A total of 13,090 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-affected areas are being quarantined nationwide, with 166 at hospitals, 11,727 at concentrated facilities and 1,197 at home or accommodations. – Bernama, October 17, 2020

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