People returning from Da Nang – the outbreak of – register for testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported another 29 COVID-19
cases on August 9 afternoon, taking the national count to 841, according to the
.
All of the new patients are related to the central city of Da Nang, the current
pandemic hotspot.
Of the total cases, 317 are imported who were quarantined right after their
arrival
There are currently 178,695 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients
or entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are being quarantined nationwide,
including 5,252 at hospitals, 27,798 at other concentrated quarantine
facilities, and 145,645 at home.
As many as 395 of the total patients have made full recovery. Among
those under treatment, nine have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 that causes the
disease once, and 37 others at least twice./.
Source: VietnamPlus
