Vietnam records 60 new COVID-19 cases on May 14 afternoon
Vietnam recorded 60 new COVID-19 cases, including 59 domestic infections, over the last six hours to 6:00pm on May 14, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 60 new COVID-19 cases,including 59 domestic infections, over the last six hours to 6:00pm on May 14,according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Of the new cases, two were detected in the Vietnam's National Cancer Hospital’sTan Trieu facility and one in the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases’ DongAnh facility, 33 in Bac Ninh, 12 in Hanoi, six in Bac Giang, three, in Da Nang,one each in Thai Binh and Dien Bien. All the patients were recorded inquarantine facilities or in sealed off areas.
One imported case was quarantined upon arrival in south-central Khanh Hoaprovince.
Vietnam has documented 2,357 domestically-transmitted infections, and 1,459imported cases so far. As many as 787 new cases were recorded since the latestoutbreak hit the nation on April 27.
There are currently 83,415 people under quarantine nationwide.
According to the Ministry of Health’s Department of Medical Examinationand Treatment Department, the country has seen 2,657 recoveries.
Among the COVID-19 patients, 49 have testednegative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 25 twice, and 18 thrice./.
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All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
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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.
Taking samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 
