For a consecutive week, Vietnam has had no new Covid-19 cases, people should not be subjective

Suckhoedoisong.vn• April 23, 2020 06:26

The 6:00 a.m. news bulletin on April 23 of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said that there were no new cases of Covid-19. Thus, for a full week now, Vietnam has had no new cases of Covid-19.

Total number of cases: 268 cases, including:

- 160 people from abroad account for 59.7%;

- 108 people infected in the community account for 40.3%;

Number of new cases from 6:00 p.m. April 22 to 6:00 a.m. April 23: 0 cases

Thus, since the morning of April 16 until now, for a consecutive week, Vietnam has not recorded any new cases of Covid-19, the number of cases is still 268.

Assessing the above positive signals, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Dac Phu - former Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Senior Advisor of the Center for Public Health Emergency Response (Ministry of Health) said: In the past 6 days, Vietnam has had no new cases, and has controlled the outbreaks. The situation of imported or spread cases has been controlled, but the epidemic situation in general is still complicated. There are still many people in the world who are sick and die from Covid-19, the risk of the disease entering Vietnam is still there, including cases through trails and open paths...

People across the country, especially in low-risk localities, should not be subjective or negligent in the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.

“People still need to continue to follow the principles of ensuring safety in epidemic prevention. These include: wearing masks; avoiding close contact; not gathering in large crowds, paying special attention to the elderly and people with chronic diseases; not leaving the house unless absolutely necessary and making a health declaration,” Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Dac Phu advised.