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Vietnam records four imported cases of COVID-19 on April 15 morning

April 15, 2021 by en.nhandan.org.vn

All of the new cases are Vietnamese who were sent to quarantine in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang and the central province of Khanh Hoa right upon their arrival.

The ministry said 2,445 COVID-19 patients have been given the all-clear, and the death toll remains at 35.

Among patients still under treatment, 16 have tested negative for the novel coronavirus once, 18 twice and 18 thrice.

A total 38,743 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined across the country.

The ministry reported that an additional 1,767 people were vaccinated against the coronavirus on April 14, raising the total number of vaccinated people in the country to 62,028, mainly frontline medical workers, and members of community-based anti-COVID-19 groups and the steering committees for COVID-19 prevention and control in 19 cities and provinces.

The Health Ministry continues to urge all people to follow the 5K motto – Khau trang ( wearing facemask) – Khu khuan (disinfecting) – Khoang cach (keeping distance) – Khong tu tap (no gathering) – Khai bao y te (making medical declaration), in order to live safely amid the pandemic.

Vietnam reports 25 imported coronavirus cases

April 15, 2021 by tuoitrenews.vn

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health confirmed 25 imported coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the nation’s caseload past 2,700.

All of the new patients had been quarantined upon their arrival in the country, the health ministry noted.

They are being isolated for treatment at local hospitals.

Vietnam has logged 2,758 COVID-19 patients, including 1,570 local infections, as of Thursday night, the health ministry said.

Since January 27, the country has recorded 910 community-based cases, most in Hai Duong Province.

A total of 2,445 patients have recovered from the respiratory disease whereas 35 have died, the majority having suffered critical pre-existing conditions.

At the time of writing, Vietnam is quarantining more than 38,700 people who either came into close contact with infected patients or entered the country from virus-struck regions, according to the health ministry’s data.

Health authorities administered the first shot of AstraZeneca vaccine to 1,767 people in Vietnam on Wednesday.

Over 62,000 people have been given the first jab since the Southeast Asian country rolled out its vaccine doses on March 8. Those inoculated are medical staff and other frontline workers.

The government has so far received 928,800 AstraZeneca doses from direct purchases from the company or via the COVAX scheme, co-led by the World Health Organization, according to the health ministry’s figures.

Vietnam had hoped to secure 150 million vaccine shots to vaccinate its population of 97 million this year, but the health ministry has recently said that supply is hard to come by given the stress of the health crisis around the world.

The country is also testing domestically made vaccines on humans.

However, any of the jabs cannot be made available for use before the end of the third quarter, health experts said.

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Vietnam’s Covid-19 tally jumps by 21

April 15, 2021 by english.thesaigontimes.vn

Vietnam’s Covid-19 tally jumps by 21

The Saigon Times

A woman at a centralized quarantine center has her body temperature checked. Vietnam has had 21 new imported Covid-19 cases – PHOTO: VNA

HCMC – Vietnam’s total number of Covid-19 cases has increased by 21 to 2,758 this evening, April 15, with all of the fresh cases entering Vietnam from overseas and being quarantined upon their arrival in the country, according to the Health Ministry.

Of the total new cases, five were reported in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre. The five arrived home from the Philippines on Flight VJ2527, which landed at Can Tho International Airport on March 29 and were immediately quarantined in Ben Tre.They tested positive for Covid-19 on April 14 and are being treated at the Ben Tre Province Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital.

Five other patients in HCMC include four locals – two women and two men – and an Indian expert.

Of the cases, the two women arrived at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport from the United Arab Emirates on April 13, and were found to be infected with Covid-19 two days later, while the Indian expert flew to Vietnam from the United Arab Emirates on April 10 and tested positive for Covid-19 on April 14.

For the two male patients, one returned to Vietnam from Qatar on April 11, while the other entered Vietnam from Thailand on March 31. The two were also found to be infected with the disease on April 14.

All the five are receiving medical treatment at the Cu Chi Field Hospital.

One case was reported in Thai Nguyen, who is a man residing in Nghe An Province. On April 9, he flew back to Vietnam from Japan through the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and was sent to a centralized quarantine center in Thai Nguyen. He was found to be diagnosed with Covid-19 on April 15 and is being treated at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Dong Anh District.

Two more cases, a man and a woman, were reported in An Giang Province. They entered the country through the Long Binh International Border Gate and was immediately quarantined in An Giang. The two tested positive for Covid-19 today and are being treated at the medical center of An Phu District.

Seven cases in Danang are all men. One flew back to Vietnam from Japan through the Danang International Airport on April 4, another on April 5, one more on April 7 and four others on April 13.

All of them were found to be infected with Covid-19 on April 14 and are being treated at the Danang Lung Hospital.

The remainder is a two-year-old girl who flew to Vietnam from Angola on March 31 through the Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh and was quarantined in Bac Ninh Province. She tested positive for Covid-19 on April 15 and is being treated at the Bac Ninh General Hospital.