Medical workers spray disinfection on a bus transporting Vietnamese nationals returning from the Republic of Korea. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported two new imported cases on June 8
morning, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 331, according
to the .
The
330th patient is a 28-year-old Vietnamese woman, hailing from
central Ha Tinh province’s Cam Xuyen district, who is working for a company in
southern Ho Chi Minh City.
The
331st patient is a 47-year-old Vietnamese woman who lives in HCM
City’s District 5. She works in the same company with the 330th patient.
On
March 13, the two women left for Mexico from HCM City. Due to the border
closure and flight ban, they stayed in Mexico until June 4 and then took a
flight to Japan the following day. They returned to Vietnam on June 5 on the
flight number VN319. After arriving at Da Nang airport, they were sent to a
quarantine camp in central Quang Nam province. They tested positive for the
novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on June 7. Both are being treated at Quang Nam
General Hospital.
Vietnam
has reported no transmissions in the community for 53 straight days. Of the 24
being treated at health facilities nationwide, six have tested
negative for the virus once and nine have tested negative twice.
As
many as 9,088 people are under quarantine or health monitoring, including 72 at
hospitals, 7,150 at concentrated quarantine facilities and 1,866 at home or
their accommodations./.
Source: VietnamPlus
