The National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control unveiled the information on April 18 morning.

A medical worker of the Hanoi Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) takes samples from people for testing.

It means the total number of Covid-19 infections remains at 268. Of those, 198 people have been treated and made full recovery.

Among 70 patients currently in hospital with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, including 66 Vietnamese and four foreigners, 13 have recorded one negative test, and four have twice tested negative, according to the committee.

There are 69,045 people currently in quarantine nationwide. Among these, 324 people are being monitored at hospitals, 11,549 people are quarantined at health centres or other establishments and 57,172 are self-quarantined at home.

Vietnam confirms 268 Covid-19 cases

Vietnam confirms 268 Covid-19 cases as of 6 a.m on April 16, 2020.

British patient recovers, no new cases reported

A British man with a 10-year history of lymphoma cancer has been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from Covid-19.

Two more Covid-19 cases confirmed on April 13 morning

The National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control confirmed two new cases of Covid-19 in the morning of April 13, bringing the total number to 262.

Two more Covid-19 cases reported in Vietnam, total now 260

The Ministry of Health on April 12 afternoon announced two more cases of Covid-19, bringing the total in the country to 260.

No new Covid-19 cases recorded on April 12 morning

Vietnam reported no new Covid-19 cases on April 12 morning, keeping the national count at 258, according to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

Source: VNA