CORONAVIRUS | Vietnam entered its 82nd consecutive day without any new Covid-19 case in the community as of 6am on Tuesday, according to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

The country has so far recorded a total of 369 infections, including 229 imported ones who were quarantined upon arrival, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

Of the total, 341 patients, or 92.4 percent, have recovered and no fatalities have been reported so far.

Among the 28 active patients, six tested negative at least once for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the disease.

Currently, 13,047 people who had contact with Covid-19 patients and returned home from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined either at hospitals, concentrated establishments or at home.

- Bernama