No new community COVID-19 cases reported in Vietnam for 19 straight days
Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 infections in the community on May 5, making it 19 days in a row since April 16 without new cases, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
To date, 221 patients have been given the all-clear. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 infections in the community onMay 5, making it 19 days in a row since April 16 without new cases, according tothe National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Amongthe total 271 cases, 131 were imported and quarantined right after theirarrival in the country.
Todate, 221 patients have been given the all-clear. The remainders are being treatedat medical facilities nationwide. Most of them are in stable condition. Tentested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 once and 11 negative twice or more.
Some25,625 people having close contact with the patients or entering frompandemic-hit countries are under quarantine at hospitals, concentratedquarantine areas, or at home.
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Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
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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.
To date, 221 patients have been given the all-clear. (Photo: VNA) 
