As of 11.30 am on 5 April, the number of confirmed coronavirus (known as Covid-19) cases around the world has jumped to 1,202,433.

The National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control announced Sunday morning that nobody has tested positive overnight. It is the first time the country has been able to record zero cases since March 6. So far, the amount of people nationwide carrying the virus remains at 240. Of those, 149 are Vietnamese nationals who have returned home from overseas and 61 cases are connected to the Bach Mai hospital in Ha Noi. The number of patients recovered stands at 90.

Thus far six people have been diagnosed with the disease in Da Nang. In all, four have been cured and discharged from hospital till date. There are 48 people currently in quarantine in the city.

                                    Designed by THANH HUYEN - Translated by MAI DUNG