Number of COVID-19 infections remains at 355 on late June 30
The number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam stands at 355 as no new infections were reported in the evening of June 30, which is also the 75th straight day without community transmission of the coronavirus in the country.
A medical worker assists Patient 91, who is the most severe case so far but has shown considerable health improvement, at the Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (hoto: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases inVietnam stands at 355 as no new infections were reported in the evening of June30, which is also the 75th straight day without community transmission of thecoronavirus in the country.
Among all infections, 215 are imported caseswhich were quarantined upon their arrival, according to the national steeringcommittee for COVID-19 prevention and control.
Up to 335 or 94.4 percent of all patients haverecovered while four of the remainders have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, thevirus that causes COVID-19, once and five others at least twice.
At present, 9,877 people having close contactwith confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine,including 82 in hospitals, 8,958 in other quarantine facilities, and 837 athome.
Regarding Patient 91 – a British pilot, thetreatment sub-committee said his health has continued to improve, and he isundergoing comprehensive functional rehabilitation.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son saidthe UK Embassy has sent a request to the sub-committee, asking for the patientto be repatriated on a flight on July 12.
The sub-committee is planning a meeting this weekthat will be the sixth national consultation on this patient so as to have acomprehensive review of his health. If he is fit enough for the trip, theVietnamese side will send medical workers to accompany him on the way home, theofficial added./.
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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.
A medical worker assists Patient 91, who is the most severe case so far but has shown considerable health improvement, at the Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (hoto: VNA) 
