Viet Nam logged no new Covid-19 cases within the past 12 hours as of 6 am on 23 September, according to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

A health worker collects specimen for SARS-CoV-2 testing (Photo: VNA).

The country has recorded 1,068 coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infections so far. Of the total, 691 were locally-transmitted cases, including 551 linked with Da Nang city since the latest coronavirus wave hit the locality on July 25.

Ten patients were given the all clear on 22 September, raising the number of recoveries to 957.

The death toll remains at 35, mostly elderly people with serious underlying health conditions.

Among the patients still under treatment, 11 have tested negative for the virus once, 2 twice and 12 thrice.

There are 20,872 people having close contact with confirmed cases or coming from the pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at present, including 355 in hospitals, 12,932 in other quarantine sites, and 7,585 at home or accommodation facilities.

As the Covid-19 pandemic can return at any time, the Ministry of Health recommended people wear face masks in crowded places, and wash hands with soap or hand sanitiser regularly.

Source: VNA