Vietnam records no new COVID-19 cases, 1,068 in total

HANOI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 infection on Saturday, with its total confirmed cases standing at 1,068 with 35 deaths from the disease so far, according to its Ministry of Health.

One more COVID-19 patient has been given all-clear, raising the total cured cases in the country to 942 as of Saturday, according to the ministry.

Meanwhile, nearly 30,200 people are being quarantined and monitored in the country, the ministry said.

Vietnam has gone through more than two weeks without any COVID-19 cases in the community, according to the ministry.

Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi on Saturday morning saw the departure of the country's first regular international passenger flight after months-long shutdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Vietnam News Agency reported.

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