Vietnam reports 7 new COVID-19 cases early Tuesday
(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health announced early Tuesday 7 new cases of the novel coronavirus, including 6 community infections and one returnee from the Philippines, bringing the national infection tally to 983.
 Taking samples of people in quarantine for SARS-CoV-2 testing (Photo: VNA) |
Of the locally-transmitted cases, three were in the central province of Quang Nam, two in the northern province of Hai Duong, and one in Hanoi. The returnee from the Philippines has been quarantined upon entry.
Yesterday, 11 COVID-19 patients linked to the Da Nang outbreak were confirmed free of the novel coronavirus. Among the patients in treatment at health facilities throughout the country, a total of 118 tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus at least once or several times.
According to the Treatment Subcommittee, as many as 20 critically ill patients are said to be at a greater risk of dying from COVID-19, with most of them related to Da Nang, the nation’s current coronavirus epicenter.
In the face of the growing number of community infections, the Hanoi People’s Committee has ordered all restaurant, cafe and pub staff have to don facial masks and customers must sit a meter apart from each other starting 12 a.m. on August 19.