Five new imported COVID-19 cases reported on November 17

Five new imported COVID-19 cases reported on November 17 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported five new COVID-19 infections, all among passengers
returning from Russia, from 6am to 6pm on November 17, bringing the tally to
1,288, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and
Control.

The patients, all
Vietnamese, were quarantined upon arrival after returning from Russia.

So far, Vietnam
has recorded 691 locally infected cases of . The country has been free of virus
for 76 straight days.

As many as 1,124
patients were given the all-clear while the fatalities remained at 35. No
patients are in critical conditions at present, the treatment sub-committee
said.

Among those still under treatment, eight have
tested negative for the once, 11 others twice, and 15
thrice.

There are 16,125 people having close contact
with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit areas under quarantine at
present, including 205 in hospitals, 15,043 in other quarantine sites, and 877
at home or accommodation facilities./.