No further cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded in the country on July 7, marking the 82nd consecutive day of no fresh community cases, with the total number of infections rising to 369 following the discovery of 14 positive individuals returning from Bangladesh the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

The newly confirmed patients who tested positive for the COVID-19, including 12 males and two females, were returning home from Bangladesh via Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh on July 3 where they were immediately put into isolation at a military camp located in Bim Son town in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Following the detection of the positive cases, they are now undergoing treatment at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases No. 2 in Dong Anh district of Hanoi.

At present, the country has confirmed a total of 369 infections, including 229 cases being imported from abroad and they are being placed into quarantine immediately upon entry into the nation.

Of the total number of cases, 342 patients, equivalent to 92.7%, have made a full recovery, with no fatalities being reported so far.

Among the patients in treatment, six of the cases have since tested negative at least once for the SARS-CoV-2 that causes the disease.

Moreover, the 13,047 people who had come into contact with COVID-19 patients and returned home from pandemic-hit areas are being placed into quarantine, either at hospitals, concentrated establishments, or at home.