A health worker takes care of a COVID-19 patient in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported two new COVID-19 infections as of 6pm onAugust 27, raising the national count to 1,036, announced the National SteeringCommittee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Oneof them was an imported case who was sent to a concentrated quarantine facilityin the south central province of Khanh Hoa upon arrival. The female patientreturned home from Taiwan (China) on the VJ2849 flight of budget carrier VietjetAir on August 7.
Theother was a resident of the central city of Da Nang, the country’s largestoutbreak. He had close contact with recently-detected COVID-19 patients.
Ofthe total COVID-19 cases in Vietnam, 688 were locally-transmitted ones. Thenumber of infections linked to Da Nang city since July 25 has surged to 548.
Meanwhile,five patients were given the all-clear on August 27, lifting the recoveries to636. The COVID-19 related fatalities have risen to 30.
Amongthose still under treatment, 41 have tested negative once for SARS-CoV-2 thatcauses COVID-19, 52 twice and 51 three times.
Asmany as 70,916 people who had close contact with confirmed cases or arrived frompandemic-hit regions are under quarantine at present./.
Oneof them was an imported case who was sent to a concentrated quarantine facilityin the south central province of Khanh Hoa upon arrival. The female patientreturned home from Taiwan (China) on the VJ2849 flight of budget carrier VietjetAir on August 7.
Theother was a resident of the central city of Da Nang, the country’s largestoutbreak. He had close contact with recently-detected COVID-19 patients.
Ofthe total COVID-19 cases in Vietnam, 688 were locally-transmitted ones. Thenumber of infections linked to Da Nang city since July 25 has surged to 548.
Meanwhile,five patients were given the all-clear on August 27, lifting the recoveries to636. The COVID-19 related fatalities have risen to 30.
Amongthose still under treatment, 41 have tested negative once for SARS-CoV-2 thatcauses COVID-19, 52 twice and 51 three times.
Asmany as 70,916 people who had close contact with confirmed cases or arrived frompandemic-hit regions are under quarantine at present./.
VNA
