Taking samples for testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The announced 18 new
COVID-19 infections over the past six hours to 12:00pm on May 15, including two
imported cases and 16 in quarantine facilities.
The two imported are Vietnamese citizens returning from
Malaysia and Japan and being quarantined in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province and Da
Nang city, respectively.
Among the domestically-transmitted cases, nine were
reported in Bac Giang province, two in Dien Bien, two in Hanoi, and one in Bac Ninh,
Ha Nam and Hung Yen each.
The new cases brought the national tally to 3,854, with 2.393
domestic and 1.461 imported cases.
The MoH’s Department of Medical Examination Management
reported that 2,658 patients have been given the all-clear. The death toll
remains at 35.
Meanwhile, 28,405 people are in concentrated quarantine
facilities nationwide.
Among the active patients, 49 have tested negative to
SARS-CoV-2 once, 25 twice, and 18 thrice./.
Source: VietnamPlus
