A man has his blood sample taken for COVID-19 testing at the Hanoi-based Thanh Nhan Hospital (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Four new cases of COVID-19 were
reported in Vietnam on August 31 evening, raising the country’s total
infections to 1,044, according to the National Steering Committee for
COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
All
of them are , including two in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, one
in Hanoi and one in Phu Tho province.
The new cases in Ba Ria-Vung Tau are two oil experts from India, aged 32 and
33. They arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City on flight
EK392 on August 29 and were quarantined upon arrival. They are being treated at
the Ba Ria Hospital.
The 1,043rd patient is a 29-year-old woman from Vinh Phuc province’s Vinh
Yen town, while the 1,044th patient is a 62-year-old man from India.
Both
arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on August 28 on
flight 6E8779. They were quarantined upon arrival and are receiving
treatment at the ’ branch in Dong Anh district.
On the same day, 12 more people were given the all-clear, raising the total
recoveries in the country to 707, reported the committee’s Treatment
Sub-Committee.
Among the
active patients, 29 tested negative for once, 72 negative twice and
36 negative the third time.
Currently,
57,097 people who had close contact with patients or came
from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide, including 1,111 quarantined
at hospitals, 16,006 people at concentrated quarantine establishments and
39,980 at home./.
Source: VietnamPlus
