The Ministry of Health documented on Monday 82 additional local coronavirus cases in Ho Chi Minh City, most of whom were direct contacts of infected patients. The ministry recorded 30 of the infections in the morning, 26 in the afternoon, and 26 in the evening. Eight cases were traced back to Revival Ekklesia Mission, a Christian congregation based in Go Vap District, which is the largest cluster in the city now, the municipal Center for Disease Control said in a report the same day. At least 450 infections have been traced to this religious group since April 27, when the fourth COVID-19 wave broke out in Vietnam. Eleven of the city’s latest cases were related to the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, where 55 fully vaccinated employees have caught the virus since the weekend. The hospital has been locked down since Sunday. Fifty-three were direct contacts of already infected patients while health workers are trying to find the source of infection of the remaining ten. City authorities decided on Monday to extend the enhanced social distancing measures implemented since May 31 by two weeks given an escalation in transmissions. Vietnam recorded 266 domestic COVID-19 infections on Monday, according to the health ministry’s data. Bac Giang Province, the nation’s biggest epicenter, accounted for 121 cases, whereas four were detected in Hanoi, 82 in Ho Chi Minh City, 22 in Ha Tinh Province, 17 in Bac Ninh Province, 14 in Tien Giang Province, four in Binh Duong Province, one in Bac Kan Province, and one in Nghe An Province. The fourth wave’s tally has reached 7,599 cases logged in 40 out of 63 provinces and cities. Bac Giang is still leading with 4,166 patients, followed by Bac Ninh with 1,360, Ho Chi Minh City with 871, and Hanoi with 463. Vietnam has confirmed 10,810 coronavirus patients, including 9,168 local and 1,642 imported cases, since the virus first emerged in the Southeast Asian country on January 23, 2020, according to …
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Additional 100 local COVID-19 cases reported at noon June 14
Taking body temperature of a local worker (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam logged 100 new COVID-19 cases, all domestic ones from 6am to 12pm on June 14, according to the Ministry of Health. Among the new cases, 69 are in Bac Giang province, 26 in HCM City, four in Hanoi and one in Ha Tinh. Of them, 94 infections were detected in quarantine sites and sealed off areas. By June 14 noon, Vietnam documented 10,730 COVID-19 cases, including 9,093 local infections and 1,637 imported ones. The number of cases since the fourth wave of the pandemic began on April 27 was 7,523. Of the patients still under treatment at medical facilities, 434 have tested negative with COVID-19 once, 73 twice and 74 thrice. The death toll stood at 59 while there were 3,998 recoveries. In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, people should strictly follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K message: khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration)./. VNA …
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COVID-19: 92 new cases reported on June 14 morning
COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health confirmed 91 new locally-transmitted and one imported COVID-19 cases in the past 12 hours to 6am on June 14, including 73 detected in quarantined or locked down areas. The new infections included 30 in Ho Chi Minh City , 23 in Bac Giang, 14 in Tien Giang, 10 in Ha Tinh, nine in Bac Ninh, four in Binh Duong and one in Bac Kan. The imported case has been sent to quarantine right upon his arrival in the southern province of Tay Ninh. There are 22 cities and provinces nationwide having gone through at least 14 days without any new infections, namely Yen Bai, Quang Ngai, Dong Nai, Nghe An, Quang Ninh, Quang Nam, Quang Tri, Thua Thien- Hue, Nam Dinh, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Son La, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Hai Phong, Tay Ninh, Gia Lai, Bac Lieu, Dien Bien, and Da Nang So far, 3,998 out of 10,630 COVID-19 patients have recovered, while the death toll is at 59. Among active patients under treatment at hospitals, 434 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 73 twice and 74 thrice. Meanwhile, 196,129 people having close contacts with the confirmed patients are undertaking quarantine in concentrated areas or at their residence. According to the Ministry of Health, on June 13, 43,222 additional people received COVID-19 vaccine. As of 4pm on June 13, nearly 1.5 million doses of COVID 19 vaccine had been administered. In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, people should strictly follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K message: khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration)./. VNA …
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