Việt Nam has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday evening, the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced.

Social distancing measures will be extended for 12 localities at high risk of COVID-19 infections, including Hà Nội, HCM City and Đà Nẵng, according to a new decision made by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

The health ministry seeks people who have visited the Lucky Star Gym in Đầm Và area, Tiền Phong Commune, Mê Linh District, Hà Nội from March 15 to 25.

The Department of Health in Thanh Hóa Province on Wednesday reported that 679 people connected to Bạch Mai Hospital – a COVID-19 hotspot in Hà Nội – were confirmed as testing negative for SARS-CoV-2.

Two more COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from the Cần Thơ Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Hospital in Cần Thơ City and the Củ Chi Field Hospital of HCM City on Wednesday.