A health worker handles a sample for testing in Vinh Phuc province (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded three new imported
COVID-19 cases on October 21, according to the National Steering Committee for
COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Among the new patients, all Vietnamese and
quarantined upon their arrival, a 46-year-old woman returned from Russia on
Flight VN5062 that landed at in the northern
province of Quang Ninh on October 16.
Meanwhile, a 33-year-old woman and her
8-month-old son were repatriated from Angola on Flight VN8 on October 20 and
also entered the country via the Van Don Airport.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam
currently stands at 1,144, including 691 domestically infected ones.
All hotbeds nationwide have been put under
control while the country has gone through 48 straight days without community
transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19.
As many as 1,046 patients have recovered, and
the number of related deaths was still kept at 35.
Among those still under treatment, 10 have
tested negative for the virus once, three others twice, and five others thrice.
No patients are in critical condition at present, the treatment sub-committee
noted.
There are 13,929 people who had close contact
with confirmed cases or came from pandemic-hit regions under quarantine now,
including 168 in hospitals, 12,678 in other quarantine sites, and 1,083 at home
or accommodation facilities.
The Ministry of Health warned that although all
hotbeds have been brought under control, risks of COVID-19 transmission still
exist, especially when repatriation and commercial international flights
increase, and winter and spring with favourable weather conditions for some
infectious diseases are coming./.
Source: VietnamPlus
