Samples are taken for people in a quarantine centre. Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – A who came to Vietnam as an expert to work at
industrial steel manufacturing company, the Hoa Phat Corporation, has tested
positive for the () that causes , bringing
the total number of cases to 370.
According to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and
Control, he arrived in the country on July 9 at Da Nang International Airport
onboard a flight from Oman and was immediately quarantined upon arrival.
His samples were taken the same day and the result turned out as positive the
next day. The 29-year-old patient is being treated at a quarantine centre at Dung Quat Industrial
Zone in Quang Ngai province.
Among the confirmed cases, 230 were imported and quarantined immediately after
arrival.
Up to 350 patients have recovered from the disease, and there are no deaths.
Of the active cases,
two have tested negative for the virus once, and two others at least twice.
At present, 9,988 people having close contact with confirmed cases or coming
from pandemic-hit areas are in quarantine, including six in hospitals, 9,509 in
other quarantine sites, and 414 at home or accommodation facilities./.
Source: VietnamPlus
