No new COVID-19 cases reported on September 12 morning

Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 infections on September 12 morning, keeping the total number at 1,060, of which 691 are locally transmitted cases.

A COVID-19 control post in northern Hai Duong province

As many as 35,390 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are being quarantined nationwide, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The Subcommittee for Treatment said up to 902 out of the 1,060 patients have made full recovery.

Among the active patients, 16 tested negative for coronavirus SAR-CoV-2 once, 17 twice and 21 three times. Meanwhile, four patients are in a critical condition and face a high risk of death.

The country has so far recorded 35 deaths, mostly of them were elderly people with serious underlying diseases.

The ministry has called on every Vietnamese person to follow the message “Mask-Disinfectant-Keeping Distance-Avoiding crowded place-Health declaration” to live safely with the pandemic.

The ministry recommended each citizen make a health declaration on the NCOVI app and install the Bluezone application to be warned of the risk of COVID-19 infection./.

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