Returnees from the outbreak in central Da Nang city test for COVID-19. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Four new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on August 2 morning,
including two linked to the outbreak in central city of , according to
the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
One of the two
cases related to Da Nang city is a 42-year-old man living in HCM City who had
been to Da Nang for vacation. He is now under treatment at the HCM City
Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
The other is a
40-year-old man from central province. He had close contact with
patient No. 517 at Da Nang General Hospital. He tested positive for the
SARS-CoV-2 virus on August 1 and is being treated at a local medical centre.
The remaining
two patients flew from Russia to Van Don International Airport in the northern
province of Quang Ninh on July 17 onboard Vietnam Airlines flight VN5062. They
were quarantined right upon entry in the northern province of Hoa Binh, and are
being treated at the provincial general hospital.
Twenty-one others on the same flight had previously been confirmed
infected as well.
The new
cases bring the total number of COVID-19 patients in Vietnam to
590, including 306 imported cases who were quarantined right upon arrival.
Of the total cases,
373 have recovered so far. There have been three deaths related to the virus.
As of August 2
morning, the total number of coronavirus cases linked to the outbreak in Da
Nang increased to 144 since July 25.
Among the active
patients, six have tested negative for the virus once, and eight at least
twice.
A total 94,216 who
had close contact with patients or came from pandemic-hit areas are
under quarantine nationwide./.
Source: VietnamPlus
