Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam recorded four new imported cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 20, all of them are Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad and being quarantined upon their arrival, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The new cases brought the national tally to 1,544. The number of recovered patients reached 1,406 after four were given the all-clear on January 20, while fatalities remain at 35. Among patients under treatment, 14 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 10 twice and eight thrice. A total of 18,168 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-affected regions are staying in quarantine nationwide./. … [Read more...] about Four imported COVID-19 cases recorded on January 20
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One more imported Covid-19 patient recorded on Wednesday
A Vietnamese citizen who recently returned from abroad has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 1,521, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday evening. … [Read more...] about One more imported Covid-19 patient recorded on Wednesday
Vietnam records 10 new imported Covid-19 patients on Thursday
As of 6 pm on January 14, a total of 1,369 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases. At present, 18,295 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home. … [Read more...] about Vietnam records 10 new imported Covid-19 patients on Thursday
Two more imported Covid-19 patients recorded on Monday
According to the ministry's report, the Vietnamese patient is a 28-year-old man who returned from the US to Danang International Airport on January 13. He was sent to a local quarantine area upon arrival and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on January 17. The patient is now being treated at the Danang Lung Hospital. Earlier, three other people who boarded the same flight with him had also been infected with the virus. The 59-year-old Costa Rican man arrived at the Noi Bai International Airport from the UAE on January 16. He is now being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. With these new infection cases, the number of imported Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 845. As of 6 pm on January 18, a total of 1,402 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases. At present, nearly 18,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or … [Read more...] about Two more imported Covid-19 patients recorded on Monday
COVID-19 tally reaches 1,520 as five new imported cases reported
Hanoi (VNA) – Five new imported COVID-19 cases, all Vietnamese, were recorded between 6pm on January 11 and 6pm on January 12, raising the infection tally in the country so far to 1,520, said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Among the new patients, a 24-year-old woman returned from Japan on Flight QH9417 which landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on January 10. A 24-year-old man from the US transited the Republic of Korea before flying to Cam Ranh International Airport in central Khanh Hoa province on Flight VN441 on January 1. The three others, comprising two women, 36 and 37, and a 36-year-old man, entered Vietnam via Moc Bai International Border Gate in southern Tay Ninh province on January 7. All the new cases have been quarantined upon their arrival. Of the 1,520 cases of COVID-19, 693 are domestic infections. As many as 1,361 patients have recovered while the number of fatalities is still kept at 35. Nine of those still … [Read more...] about COVID-19 tally reaches 1,520 as five new imported cases reported