One domestically-transmitted, 11 imported COVID-19 cases recorded on March 8 evening
Twelve new COVID-19 infections were recorded in the past 12 hours to 6:00 pm on March 8, including 11 imported cases, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Hanoi (VNA) – Twelve new COVID-19 infections were recorded in the past 12 hours to 6:00 pm on March 8, including 11 imported cases, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The imported patients were sent to quarantine establishments rightupon arrival in Binh Duong province, Ho Chi Minh City and Ninh Thuan province. The remaining casewas detected in a quarantine area in Hai Duong province.
So far, the country has seen 1,586 domestically-transmittedcases, including 893 infections found since January 27 when the new wave of COVID-19broke out.
As many as 45,219 people who came in close contact withCOVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantinenationwide, including 506 in hospitals, 14,266 in other quarantine sites, and30,446 at home.
Among the patients under treatment, 65 have tested negative for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2once, 57 twice, and 137 thrice.
According to the Ministry of Health, 377 medical staff who directlygive treatment to COVID-19 patients received COVID-19 vaccine shots on March 8.
Of the total, 66 are working at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’sDong Anh district, 104 in the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital Of Tropical Diseases,and 207 in the medical centres of Hai Duong city and Kim Thanh district of HaiDuong province.
The vaccinationư took place in a safe manner in all fourlocations, according to the National Expanded Programme on Immunization.
Prof. Dr. Dang Duc Anh, Director of the National Institute ofHygiene and Epidemiology and head of the Management Board of the NationalExpanded Immunization Project, said thatvaccination activities were carried out in line with the regulations of theMinistry of Health, ensuring safety.
The vaccinations will be continued in the locations on March 9, and will bestarted in the capital city of Hanoi and the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. Residents in other localities will receiveCOVID-19 vaccine shots in the time to come, he said./.
Vietnam recorded 3 new COVID-19 infections over the past 12 hours to 6pm on March 7, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Vietnam reported no COVID-19 cases in the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on March 8, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Vietnam launches its COVID-19 inoculation drive on March 8 morning, administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to medical workers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and northern Hai Duong province – the country’s biggest pandemic hotspot at present.
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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.
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