Officials examine a quarantine site in northern Ha Nam province (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Two Vietnamese people, both
returning from abroad, were confirmed as new COVID-19 patients between 6am and
6pm on November 16, raising the total infections to 1,283.
Among them, the 27-year-old woman returned from
Japan on Flight VN311 and arrived at Van Don Airport in northern Quang Ninh
province on November 14.
Meanwhile, the 23-year-old man had come to Japan
from the US on Flight NH5 before boarding Flight VN311 to enter Vietnam via Da
Nang Airport in central Da Nang city on November 8, according to the National Steering Committee for
Prevention and Control.
Both have been quarantined since their arrival.
So far, Vietnam has recorded 691 locally
infected cases of COVID-19, and been free of virus transmission in the
community for 75 straight days.
Also on November 16, 21 patients were given the
all-clear, bringing the total recoveries up to 1,124 and keeping the fatalities
at 35.
Among those still under treatment, seven have
tested negative for the coronarvirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 18 others twice, and six
thrice. No patients are in critical conditions at present, the treatment
sub-committee said.
There are 15,549 people having close contact
with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit areas under quarantine at
present, including 210 in hospitals, 14,449 in other quarantine sites, and 890
at home or accommodation facilities./.
Source: VietnamPlus
