Citizens conduct disinfection upon arrival in a concentrated quarantine area (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam confirmed one imported COVID-19 case on July 14
morning, bringing the total nationwide to 373, according to the
National Steering Committee for Prevention and Control.
The new patient is a 53-year-old man who returned home on a
repatriation flight from Russia on July 9. He resides in Nam Tu Liem district,
Hanoi.
After landing
at Can Tho International Airport, he was sent to a concentrated quarantine
facility in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.
On July 12, he
was taken samples for testing and the result showed positive for the novel
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
He is being
quarantined and treated at Ca Mau General Hospital.
Vietnam has
now gone 89 days without any community transmissions.
Among the
total 373 cases, 232 were imported and quarantined right upon arrival.
Two more
patients have been given the all-clear from the virus, bringing the total
number of recoveries to 352 or 94.4 percent of all cases.
Notably, there
is zero death. The remaining patients are being treated at health facilities
across the country. Most of them are in stable condition. Five have tested
negative for the virus once, and one tested negative at least twice./.
Source: VietnamPlus
