Two imported COVID-19 cases, nine recoveries reported on Nov 28

Medical workers handle samples collected for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –
Two Vietnamese people returning from aboard were confirmed as the latest
coronavirus patients in the country on November 28, according to the National
Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The 23-year-old man arrived at
in the central province of Khanh Hoa on Flight VJ8650 from Japan on November
13. The other, a 20-year-old woman, boarded Flight QH9195 from Russia to this
airport on November 24.

Both have been quarantined upon their arrival
and are undergoing treatment at the Khanh Hoa Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

So far, the country has recorded 1,341 cases of
.

Meanwhile, nine patients were declared to have
recovered from the disease on November 28, raising the total recoveries to
1,179. The number of related deaths is still kept at 35.

Among those still under treatment, six have
tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 once, seven others twice, and 12
thrice. No patients are in critical condition at present, the sub-committee for
treatment said.

There are 15,994 people having close contact
with COVID-19 patients or coming from pandemic-hit regions under quarantine
now, including 184 in hospitals, 14,935 in other quarantine sites, and 875 at
home or accommodation facilities./.