COVID-19: Vietnam confirms one imported case from Germany
VOV.VN - A 56-year-old Vietnamese citizen was reported to contract the SARS-CoV-2 virus after entering Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on March 11, lifting the total imported cases in the country to 971, the Ministry of Health announced on March 20 afternoon.
Following the detection of the latest case, the national infection count has gone up to 2,572, including 1,601 local infections and 971 imported cases.
Among the total figure, a total of 2,198 have been given the all-clear, with the death toll remaining at 35.
According to the Expanded National Immunization Programme, as of March 19 more than 30,900 frontline medical workers along with members of community-based anti-COVID-19 groups had been injected with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Furthermore, Ho Chi Minh City on March 19 allowed the reopening of bars, karaoke parlours, and discos. This comes after the southern city had initially suspended all non-essential business and service establishments from of February 9 as part of COVID-19 containment efforts.
The reopening of these businesses is allowed on the condition that these firms strictly implement pandemic prevention measures and follow protective efforts as guided by health authorities, while customers must fill in electronic medical declarations which are part of contact tracing.
Local residents have been advised to intensify anti-pandemic measures by donning facemasks in public places, regularly washing their hands in a thorough manner, and maintaining a safe distance from others.
The southern metropolis has gone a total of 36 days without any new locally-infected cases. As of the morning of March 19, Ho Chi Minh City has recorded a total of 215 COVID-19 cases, of which 209 have been declared free from the virus. More than 2,800 people remain in quarantine for health observation.
