One more imported case of COVID-19 takes total to 314

Isolation ward at Thai Binh general hospital (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi, (VNA) – One new case of COVID-19 was detected among Vietnamese
returning from Russia on flight VN0062 which landed on May 13, the National
Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said on May 16 morning.

The new imported case brought the total number of COVID-19 cases
to 314. The patient, along with all passengers on the flight, was immediately
quarantined after landing, posing no risk of spreading among the community.

The country has gone 30 days without any infection in community
since April 16.

So far 260 COVID-19 patients in Vietnam have been given the
all-clear. Among 54 patients still receiving treatment, three have tested
negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, and 10 have tested negative at least twice.