Repartriated citizens prepare to enter a quarantine area (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported
eight imported cases on October 25 evening, raising the total in the
country to 1,168, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19
Prevention and Control.
All the new patients were put under quarantine upon their
arrival.
Of the total, 691 were infected with the virus domestically,
including 551 linked with Da Nang city since the latest coronavirus wave began
there on July 25.
Vietnam entered the 53rd consecutive day without any community
infections. Among the patients still under treatment, three have tested
negative for once, five twice, and 10 thrice. Currently, there is no
patient in critical conditions.
As many as 1,057 patients have recovered while 35 have died
from complications related to the disease. Most of the fatalities were the
elderly with serious underlying health conditions.
There are 14,576 people having close contact with confirmed
cases or coming from pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at present,
including 181 in hospitals, 13,208 in concentrated quarantine sites, and 1,187
at home./.
Source: VietnamPlus
