Vietnam reports four imported COVID-19 cases on December 12
Four new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on December 12, all Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad and being quarantined, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Hanoi (VNA) – Four new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on December12, all Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad and being quarantined,according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl.
Of the newly-detected patients, one arrived from UAE on flight VN88 whichlanded at Cam Ranh airport on December 8, and another returned from Russia onflight VN5062 which landed at Da Nang airport on December 6. They are beingtreated at the General Hospital of Phu Yen province, and Lung Hospital in DaNang city, respectively.
The two others are sailors working onboard the ship Navios Marco Polo. They fromUkraine entered Nha Trang port, Khanh Hoa province, on December 9. Bothpatients are being treated at the Khanh Hoa hospital of tropical disease.
With the new cases, the national count of COVID-19 patients now stands at 1,395.
Among COVID-19 casesin Vietnam, 1,238 have recovered whilethe fatalities remain at 35.
Among those stillunder treatment, three have tested negativefor SARS-CoV-2 once, seven twice and 12 thrice.
A total of 21,001 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients orarrived from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined nationwide, with 193 athospitals, 16,302 at concentrated facilities and 4,506 either at home oraccommodations./.
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Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
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