Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) –Vietnam recorded 12 new imported COVID-19 cases on December 24 evening, raisingthe total number of infections in the country to 1,433.
The new patients included aSouth African expert who transited in Doha, Qatar, on flight QR976 and arrived atNoi Bai International Airport on December 19, said the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Seven of them are Vietnamesecitizens returning home from the US, including six transited in the Republic ofKorea and one transited in Japan. They arrived at Noi Bai International Airportand Da Nang International Airport on December 22 and 6, respectively.
The four others are alsoVietnamese citizens who returned home from the UK on December 22.
All of the infected people havebeen quarantined upon their arrival, posing no risk of transmission to thecommunity.
According to the subcommitteefor treatment, a total of 1,281 patients have been successfully treated to date,while the number of deaths related to the disease was still kept at 35.
Among the active patientsundergoing treatment nationwide, six tested negative for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2once, 10 twice and four thrice.
As many as 16,226 people whohad close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam frompandemic-regions are currently quarantined across the country, including 168 inhospitals, 15,056 in state-designated establishments and the remainders attheir residences./.
The new patients included aSouth African expert who transited in Doha, Qatar, on flight QR976 and arrived atNoi Bai International Airport on December 19, said the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Seven of them are Vietnamesecitizens returning home from the US, including six transited in the Republic ofKorea and one transited in Japan. They arrived at Noi Bai International Airportand Da Nang International Airport on December 22 and 6, respectively.
The four others are alsoVietnamese citizens who returned home from the UK on December 22.
All of the infected people havebeen quarantined upon their arrival, posing no risk of transmission to thecommunity.
According to the subcommitteefor treatment, a total of 1,281 patients have been successfully treated to date,while the number of deaths related to the disease was still kept at 35.
Among the active patientsundergoing treatment nationwide, six tested negative for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2once, 10 twice and four thrice.
As many as 16,226 people whohad close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam frompandemic-regions are currently quarantined across the country, including 168 inhospitals, 15,056 in state-designated establishments and the remainders attheir residences./.
VNA
