18 new COVID-19 cases reported on Feb 17, all in Hai Duong
Vietnam saw 18 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases from 6am to 6pm on February 17, all in Hai Duong - the country's current largest hotbed, raising the national count to 2,329, reported the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
At a checkpoint in Binh Giang district of Hai Duong (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam saw 18 new locally-transmittedCOVID-19 cases from 6am to 6pm on February 17, all in Hai Duong - the country's current largesthotbed, raising the national count to 2,329, reportedthe National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
All the new cases were detected in quarantine sites. So far,the total community infections are 1,430.
Also on the day, senven patients were given the all-clear from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, bringing the total recoveries to 1,580.
Among patients still undergoing treatment, 46 have testednegative for the virus once, 33 twice and 25 thrice.
At present, a total of 145,925 people who had close contactwith confirmed COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regionsare being under quarantine nationwide, including 584 in hospitals, 15,251 in state-designated establishments and 130,090 others at home or accommodations.
꧋ The Health Ministry advised people to remain proactive inpandemic prevention and control by continuing to wear face masks when goingout, disinfecting frequently, maintaining a safe distance, refraining fromgatherings, and making medical declarations./.
The northern province of Hai Duong has ordered its provincial and district-level Steering Committees for COVID-19 Prevention and Control to tighten management of concentrated quarantine centres, lockdown areas and COVID-19 hospitals to prevent cross transmission.
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Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
At a checkpoint in Binh Giang district of Hai Duong (Photo: VNA) 
