Checking body temperature for Vietnamese citizens (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam confirmed one new imported
COVID-19 case on June 17 morning, bringing the total number of infections
nationwide to 335, said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention
and Control.
The latest patient, a 24-year-old man, returned to Vietnam
on June 16 from after transiting in . Upon his arrival at the Tan
Son Nhat international airport in Ho Chi Minh City, he was immediately
quarantined.
With his first test on the day being positive for the
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the , the man is now being
quarantined and treated in the HCM City hospital for tropical diseases.
As of 6am on June 17, Vietnam marked 62 consecutive days without
community transmission. Of the 335 cases recorded in the country so far, 195
were imported and quarantined upon arrival.
A total of 325 patients, or 97 percent of all cases, have
recovered and zero deaths have been reported. Four of the remaining 10 patients
have tested negative for the coronavirus at least twice.
Some 7,250 people who had close contact with patients or
came from pandemic-hit areas are now under quarantine across Vietnam./.
Source: VietnamPlus
