Vietnam reports 65 new domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases
Vietnam recorded 78 new COVID-19 cases, including 65 domestically-transmitted infections and 13 imported, in the past 12 hours to 6pm on May 8, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said.
A hamlet in Quynh Lap commune in Hoang Mai township of central Nghe An province is put under lockdown (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 78 new COVID-19 cases, including 65 domestically-transmitted infections and 13 imported,in the past 12 hours to 6pm on May 8, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said.
Thenew patients were detected in the capital city of Hanoi (22), Bac Ninh (17), DaNang (8), Vinh Phuc (7), Quang Ninh (1), Bac Giang (1), Hung Yen (3), Hai Duong(1), Thai Binh (1), Thua Thien-Hue (1), Nam Dinh (1) and Quang Nam (1) and HaiPhong (1).
Thetotal number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam now amounts to 3,230, including 1,811domestically-transmitted infections. Of them, 241 cases have been found sincethe latest outbreak hit the country on April 27.
According to theMoH’s Medical Service Administration, 2,602 patients weregiven the all-clear from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, while the death toll wasstill kept at 35.
Among active patients undergoing treatment, 25 tested negativeto the virus once, 22 twice and 17 thrice.
As many as 42,293 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients orentered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are currently quarantined across thecountry, including 685 in hospitals, 22,810 in concentrated quarantineestablishments and 18,998 at their places of residence.
People are advised to strictly follow the MoH’s 5K message: khau trang (facemasks), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distancing), khong tu tap (nogatherings), and khai bao y te (health declarations), take personal protectivemeasures, and avoid travel to high-risk areas such as entertainment venues,cinemas, bars, and karaoke parlours./.
Vietnam recorded 46 new COVID-19 infections, including 40 domestic and six imported cases, in the past 12 hours to 6pm on May 7, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said.
The highest priority at this time is to fight COVID-19 and deal with its consequences in order to ensure security and safety as well as the public’s health, and complete the set dual goals, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on May 7.
The Ministry of Health has sent an official dispatch to chairpersons of provincial/municipal People's Committees, directors of provincial/municipal Departments of Health and heads of medical facilities nationwide, asking them to raise the alert against the COVID-19 pandemic to the highest level and actively conduct COVID-19 testing at hospitals.
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Fifteen new domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases were detected in Vietnam in the past 12 hours to 6 am on May 8, reported the Ministry of Health (MoH).
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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.
A hamlet in Quynh Lap commune in Hoang Mai township of central Nghe An province is put under lockdown (Photo: VNA) 
