Vietnam records no new Covid-19 case in 24 hours since epidemic resurgence

As of Sunday evening, the country's patient tally remained unchanged at 1,040, including 695 recovered cases and 32 deaths, reported Ministry of Health.

Of the total confirmed cases, 690 are community transmissions while 350 returned from abroad and were quarantined upon arrival. There were 550 patients linked to the outbreak in Da Nang city.

The government has deployed 113 flights to bring home about 32,008 citizens stranded abroad due to the pandemic.

As many as 54,392 people having close contact with Covid-19 patients or entered from pandemic-hit areas have been under quarantine. About 1,212 were at hospitals and the remainder at other quarantine facilities and at homes.

Vietnam entered the third phase of Covid-19 containment since July 25 when first community transmitted case was found in Da Nang after 99 days without a single community infection case. Since then 550 cases linked to the Covid-19 cluster in Da Nang have been confirmed.

At the recent meeting on Covid-19 response, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the country has controlled the pandemic well as the authorities have demonstrated the highest responsibility in dealing with newly-emerged clusters.

The number of new cases tends to fall over the past weeks, an indication of the effectiveness of the country’s containment measures.

Despite the encouraging signals, the government chief still ordered authorities, especially the health sector to avoid subjectivity and maintain high alert levels in order to prevent transmission of the virus into communities, considering it as an urgent task.

Phuc urged local leaders to issue punitive sanctions against those who intentionally violate regulations on Covid-19 responses while having detailed plans to foster economic activities.

Localities, especially border provinces must cooperate closely with the Ministry of National Defense to control the borders well in order to prevent illegal entrants.

Source: VGP, VOV, MOH