Vietnam records no new COVID-19 cases as of April 23 evening
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on April 23 evening announced no new cases of COVID-19, meaning the total number of infections in Vietnam has stayed at 268 for seven and a half days.
Temperature check for a resident in Ha Loi village of Me Linh district, Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Controlon April 23 evening announced no new cases of COVID-19, meaning the totalnumber of infections in Vietnam has stayed at 268 for seven and ahalf days.
Since the first case was confirmed in the country three months ago, no deaths fromthe disease have been recorded.
In addition, 224 COVID-19 patients have made a full recovery.
Of the 44 active patients, three have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once andeight have tested negative twice.
At present, 68,081 people are under quarantine at hospitals, concentratedquarantine centres or at home.
Among the active cases, two in Hanoi – patient 19 and patient 161 – togetherwith one in HCM City – patient 91 are said to have the most serious illness.
Afterthe recovery and discharge from hospital of patient 206 on April 23 morning,HCM City now has only one COVID-19 case, patient 91. The male patient is beingtreated at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
Thepatient still needs mechanical ventilation support. He currently has no fever,normal blood pressure and is in a stable condition./.
Vietnam continued to record no new COVID-19 cases on April 22, making it six days in a row since April 17 without any new infections, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Hanoi will cease social distancing from 0:00 April 23, except for Me Linh and Thuong Tin districts – which pose high infection risks, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at a meeting of the Hanoi Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on April 22.
There have been no new COVID-19 cases detected in Vietnam for a whole week, reported the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on April 23 morning.
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Temperature check for a resident in Ha Loi village of Me Linh district, Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 
