The National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control said on Friday morning, the total number of confirmed patients in Vietnam remains at 268.

Of those, 224 people have been successfully treated, accounting for 84 per cent.

Anyone going in or out of Ha Loi village in Me Linh District District, Hanoi must report to the check points set up around the village.

Only 44 people with the virus remain in care at seven medical facilities across the country.

Two of those patients have tested negative twice for the novel strain of the coronavirus.

Fifteen others have returned negative results in their first tests, including the Ha Giang patient who is being treated at Dong Van District's General Hospital

She remains in a stable condition and has showed no signs of fever, coughing or breathing difficulties, San Van Cuong, director of the hospital said.

Six people who came into direct contact with her have also tested negative.

There have been no deaths from the virus since the first positive case was reported on January 23.

Currently, 68,890 people are quarantined in the country, with 352 isolated in hospitals.

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Source: VNS