Three COVID-19 cases on flight from Vietnam to Hong Kong infected by Delta variant, not Omicron

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Hanoi (VNA) – Three passengers from Vietnam found to be infected by coronavirus after
arriving in Hong Kong were infected with the Delta variant, not Omicron, the
said on December 14.

On December 10, the national agency for IHR implementation was informed by its Hong Kong counterpart on three
cases detected on flight from Ho Chi Minh City to on December 8.

The three cases, two Vietnamese citizens and a foreign national, were suspected
of being infected with the new Omicron variant.

One day later, the
Hong Kong side affirmed that the three patients were infected with the Delta
variant. They are in stable conditions without any symptoms, and are receiving
treatment in quarantine.

The national agency for IHR implementation will maintain close coordination
with the WHO and agencies for IHR implementation of other countries to exchange
information and keep updated on new variants of SARS-COV-2, in order to give timely advice to the Health
Ministry in making instructions in responding to the pandemic./.