Viet Nam has stopped community transmission of COVID-19 for 34 straight days, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

A woman has temperature checked (Photo: VNA)

As of May 20 morning, the country has remained unchanged in its case numbers at 324. In total, 184 of those confirmed cases were classed as "imported" which were quarantined after arrival in Viet Nam.

More than 80 percent of the patients have recovered, and zero death has been reported, said the committee’s treatment subcommittee.

The most serious case is patient No.91 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 five times.

Meanwhile, 60 positive cases are being treated at medical facilities across the country.

At present, 7,954 people having contact with patients or entering from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined for health monitoring, including 331 at hospitals, 5,187 at concentrated quarantine centres, and 2,427 at home.

Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today