Viet Nam reported no new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday morning, marking 26 straight days with no cases of community transmitted Covid-19, said the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. Among the 288 confirmed cases are 148 imported ones who have been put into quarantine for 2 weeks after arrival in Viet Nam and 140 cases of community transmission.

A teacher guides a student how to wash hands correctly (Source: VNA)

Till date, 249 patients, or 86 percent of the total, have recovered from the disease.

On Monday, eight patients treated at the Ha Noi-based National Hospital for Tropical Disease No. 2 were given the all-clear. They will continue undergo quarantine and health monitoring for 14 days.

Of the 39 remainders still under treatment, eight have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once while 11 others negative at least twice.

A total of 11,929 people are currently quarantined nationwide, consisting of 329 at hospitals, 6,432 at other quarantine facilities, and the rest at home./.

Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today