COVID-19: Three imported cases logged on April 18

Vietnamese citizens receive certificates of completing their concentrated period in Bac Lieu province. (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded three new cases of , all
imported, in the past 12 hours to 6pm April 18, according to the Health
Ministry.

The new patients raised the national count to 2,784.

The number of recovered patients now stands at 2,475 and the death toll remains
at 35.

Among still under treatment, 11 have tested negative for the novel
coronavirus once, 16 twice and 18 thrice.

A total 40,150 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or
arrived from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined across the country, with
531 at hospitals, 24,361 at concentrated facilities and 15,258 at home or
accommodations./.