Ten imported cases of COVID-19 reported on November 26

 

Hanoi (VNA) – Ten new cases of COVID-19 were detected among
those who returned from other countries and are being quarantined in Ho Chi
Minh City, on November 26, according to the National Steering Committee for
Prevention and Control.

The new imported cases brought the national count to 1,331 as of 6pm on
November 26.

All the newly-detected patients are Vietnamese citizens. Eight of them
returned from Russia on flight VN5062 which landed in Cam Ranh airport (Khanh Hoa province)
on November 11. They were found positive for SARS-CoV-2 after their second test
in quarantine.

The other two patients
returned from France on flight VN5010 which landed in
Tan Son Nhat airport (Ho Chi Minh City) also on November 11.

The same day, 13 COVID-19 patients were given the all-clear, raising the
total number of recovered patients to 1,166. The number of fatalities remains
at 35.

 

Among patients
still under treatment, eight have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 13 twice
and 13 thrice.

Meanwhile, 16,210 people are under health monitoring, with 202 at
hospitals, 15,051 at and 957 at home or
their accommodations./.