Vietnam clear of COVID-19 community infections for 70 days

No new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on June 25 morning, marking 70 straight days that Vietnam has gone without community transmissions, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Laos students have their temperature checked on entry into Vietnam at the Chieng Khuong border gate in Son La Province. (Photo: VNA)
Laos students have their temperature checked on entry into Vietnam at the Chieng Khuong border gate in Son La Province. (Photo: VNA)

The national tally has remained at 352, including 212 imported cases that were quarantined upon arrival.

Vietnam sees 9,437 people who had close contact with patients or were in pandemic-hit areas now under medical monitoring or quarantine.

Up to 329 patients or 93.5 percent of the total cases have recovered so far. The remaining patients are now in a stable condition, with two testing negative for the coronavirus once and three negative at least twice.