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VN goes 79 straight days without COVID-19 community infection

VGP – Viet Nam has entered the day 79th without new COVID-19 infection case in the community, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said Saturday morning.

July 04, 2020 4:44 PM GMT+7

Among 355 patients confirmed so far in Viet Nam, 340 have been cleared of the virus, accounting for 95.8% of the patient tally.

The current 15 active cases are being treated at different medical facilities nationwide, of whom three tested negative for the virus twice.

As many as 10,621 people are currently under medical surveillance, including 103 in hospitals, 10,121 in centralized quarantine facilities, and 397 at places of residence.

Regarding the British pilot (patient numbered 91), the most critical patient in Viet Nam, he is still in rehabilitation process following his recovery from the virus in Ho Chi Minh City-based Cho Ray Hospital.

He is healthy enough to be discharged from hospital and return to the UK./.

By Thuy Dung