By 6am Tuesday morning, Vietnam has had 130 infected cases of people arriving in the country from abroad, with all of them being quarantined straight away.

In total there have been 270 cases all together, with 222 people making a full recovery.

Two health workers check on a patient in the northern province of Ha Giang's Dong Van District.

Six people who previously tested negative have since tested positive for coronavirus, and back in treatment.

The total number of people quarantined nationwide stands at 45,466, of which 323 are at hospitals, 8,459 are at other medical facilities and the remainder self-quarantining at home.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued new instructions concerning spending, warning people there will be serious consequences if anyone violates public funds set aside to fight Covid-19.

He has asked the Ministry of Health and local people’s committees to urgently review, adjust, re-evaluate and inspect the implementation of bidding packages for the purchases of medical equipment, consumable supplies and medicines used to prevent and control the virus.

The request is especially focused on bidding packages for procurement of biochemical testing kits, ventilators, medical masks and single-use medical supplies like needles and gloves.

If there are any signs of irregularities, all dossiers and documents must be transferred to the investigation agencies and will be seriously analysed according to public law.

The instructions were issued following the proposal by the Ministry of Public Security.

Last week six officials, including with the director of Hanoi’s Centre for Disease Control, were detained over alleged wrongdoings in purchasing Covid-19 diagnostic equipment.

Vietnam reports no new Covid-19 cases for a week

There have been no new Covid-19 cases detected in Vietnam for a whole week, reported the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on April 23 morning.

Vietnam records no more Covid-19 cases for four consecutive days

As of 7 am April 20, 2020, Vietnam has recorded no more Covid-19 cases for four consecutive days

Number of Covid-19 cases remains at 268 with no new cases on April 20

No new case of Covid-19 was detected over the past 12 hours, so the number remained at 268 as of 6 am on April 20, according to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

No new case of COVID-19 reported on April 19 morning

No new case of Covid-19 was detected as of 6am on April 19, making it three full days the country has gone without any new infection of the coronavirus, according to the national steering committee for Covid-19 prevention and control.

Vietnam records no new CovidD-19 cases over past two days

No new Covid-19 infection cases have been detected in Vietnam over the past two days.

Source: VNS