Vietnam has reported no Covid-19 infection case for a sixth consecutive day on Wednesday and more patients will be cleared from hospitals today.
Health staff at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi which is treating most of the Covid-19 patients in Vietnam
According to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, the country’s patient tally remained unchanged at 268 and the number of recovered patients reached 216, or 81% as of 6 am on April 22.
Among the patients, 160 or about 60 percent are from abroad while 108 contracted the virus from other patients in the community, the committee said.
Of the 52 patients being treated at local hospitals, 12 have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 once and eight others twice. Six patients have fully recovered and will be released from hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
As the situation is getting better, the government is considering easing the social distancing regulations in some localities and some schools have reopened.
