Viet Nam has detected no new cases of COVID-19 in the past 12 hours to 6:00am on 14 February, keeping the national count of local infections at 1,297, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Viet Nam has detected no new cases of COVID-19 in the past 12 hours to 6:00am on 14 February. (Photo: VNA)

As many as 152,690 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or came from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide. including 683 in hospitals, 18, 232 in state-designated establishments and 133,775 at their residences.

The number of recoveries stands at 1,531, the committee’s treatment sub-committee reported.

Among the active patients, 39 have tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 12 twice and nine thrice.

The Health Ministry urges people to strictly follow the "5K" principle to stop the spread of the pandemic - Khau trang (Facemask) – Khu khuan (Disinfection) – Khoang cach (Keeping distance) – Khong tap trung dong nguoi (No mass gathering) – Khai bao y te (Medical declaration).

Source: VNA