Vietnam records no new COVID-19 cases over 12 hours

However, people are worried about the spread of the fresh coronavirus outbreak after the SARS-CoV-2 recurred in Ha Nam province and it has now been reported in three other localities of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hung Yen.

In addition, less than 10 Vietnamese people were infected with the virus after having contact with a Chinese expert who had completed his 14-day quarantine period but had been diagnosed with the virus upon his return to China.   

Localities such as Hanoi, Da Nang, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai, Son La, Hung Yen, Hai Phong are ramping up contact tracing to early quarantine and test those who had directly and indirectly come into contact with COVID-19 patients.

Amid new coronavirus threats, the Ministry of Health has advised people to strictly follow its COVID-19 rules, including the 5K message in Vietnamese, namely khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration).

In other developments:

• The Prime Minister has got tough on those who violate COVID-19 rules
• A healthcare facility director has been suspended from work for mismanagement at a quarantine facility for foreigners
• Two more localities (Da Nang, Khanh Hoa) have suspended non-essential services to halt the spread of the virus
• Ha Nam and Vinh Phuc have temporarily closed schools until further notice after clusters of infections were detected

COVID-19 facts & figures

• First case in January 2020
• Total infections up to date: 2,962 cases
• Locally transmitted cases: 1,595
• Fatalities: 35  
• People in quarantine: 39,870