Medical workers prepare to conduct COVID-19 vaccination at the Military Hospital 121 in Can Tho city (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – One imported case of was
recorded in Vietnam in the 12 hours to 6am on April 17, raising the
infection count to 2,773, the said.
The new patient, a 25-year-old Chinese man, has been
quarantined since his entry into the country via the Huu Nghi Border Gate in
northern Lang Son province on April 13.
He is undergoing treatment at the branch in Hanoi’s Dong Anh
district of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
So far, Vietnam has seen 2,475 recoveries from the
disease, according to the ministry’s Department of Medical Service
Administration.
Eleven of those still under treatment have tested negative
for the virus once, 16 others twice, and 18 thrice.
There are 40,443 people kept in quarantine nationwide at
present, the ministry noted, adding that 66,366 people had received COVID-19
vaccination as of 4pm on April 16./.
Source: VietnamPlus
