The two imported were quarantined in Ho ChiMinh City and the Mekong Delta province of Long An right upon their arrival, while the other case was recorded in the northern province of Hai Duong.
These new patients brought the total count inthe country to 2,529, including 1,588domestically-transmitted cases.
Theministry reported that a total of 2,004 patients had been given the all-clearfrom the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 so far, and the fatalities remained at 35.
Among the active patients undergoingtreatment, 48 tested negative for the virus once, 42 twice and 118 thrice.
As many as 44,540 people who had close contactwith confirmed COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regionsare being quarantined across the country, including 497 in hospitals, 15,065 inother establishments, and 28,978 at home./.