Hanoi (Vietnam), February 9: Vietnam recorded 49 new cases of COVID-19 infection on Monday, all locally transmitted, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 2,050 with 35 deaths, according to its Ministry of Health.
Among the cases, 29 were recorded in the southern Ho Chi Minh City, 12 in the northern Hai Duong province, three each in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi and the northern Quang Ninh province, and two in the central highlands Gia Lai province.
As many as 1,472 patients have been given the all-clear, the ministry said, adding that nearly 89,800 people were being quarantined and monitored.
At a meeting with the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control on Monday, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked major cities with outbreaks as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to apply social distancing rules at suitable scales to effectively combat the epidemic. The strict rules ban public gatherings of more than two people, asking people to stay at home and only step out for emergencies.
The latest wave of COVID-19 infections hit the country on Jan. 28, with 467 community cases so far confirmed in 12 cities and provinces, according to the ministry.
Source: Xinhua