Health workers number samples for COVID-19 testing. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported six more COVID-19 cases from 6:00 to 18:00
on August 18, including four community infections in the central city of Da
Nang and two imported cases.
The
National Steering Committee for Prevention and Control said one of the
imported cases is a 45-year-old man who flew from Taiwan (China) to Cam Ranh
International Airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa on August 7, and was
quarantined upon entry.
The
other is a 35-year-old man returning from on July 29. He was
put under quarantine upon his arrival at Noi Bai International Airport.
The
four community infections are all residents in city, now the biggest
outbreak in the country.
With
the latest update, Vietnam’s total COVID-19 cases now stand at 989, including
649 locally-transmitted cases, with 509 linked to the outbreak in Da Nang as
from July 25.
On
August 18, 53 patients were given the all-clear, raising the total number of
recoveries in the country to 520. There have been 25 fatalities so far.
Some
87,670 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or came from
pandemic-hit region are under quarantine nationwide./.
Source: VietnamPlus
