Vietnam enters 43rd day without COVID-19 cases in community
(VOVWORLD) - No new COVID-19 case was reported in Vietnam on Thursday morning, marking the 43rd days without any infections in the community, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
 Vietnam on October 15, 2020 enters 43rd day without COVID-19 cases in community (Photo: VNA) |
The committee reported that as of 6am of Thursday, the country had seen 691 domestically-transmitted cases, with 551 reported since July 25 when the new outbreak began.
There are now 13,658 people having close contact with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit regions under quarantine, including 155 in hospitals, 12,320 in other quarantine sites, and 1,183 at home or accommodation facilities.
So far, the number of recoveries is 1,029.
The health sector is staying prepared to fight the COVID-19 pandemic as forecasts say the pandemic could continue through the end of next year. Acting Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said on Tuesday during an online conference on COVID-19 prevention that the risk of the disease entering Vietnam remains high. Now is the time for Vietnam to prepare to fight the pandemic this winter, Mr.Long said. He urged localities to review their pandemic scenarios.
Acting Minister Long stressed five principles for fighting COVID-19: preventing infection, detecting cases, quarantining both suspected and confirmed cases, treating COVID-19 symptoms, and isolating and stamping out outbreaks.