A medical worker handles samples taken for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded five new imported
cases of between 6am and 6pm of October 9, raising the total
infections to 1,105, according to the national steering committee for COVID-19
prevention and control.
The five male patients are Indian experts
working at the Sethia Hemraj Rice Oil Co. Ltd. They arrived at Tan Son Nhat
International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6 and have been
quarantined in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap since then.
They are now undergoing treatment at the Sa Dec
General Hospital of Dong Thap.
Among the 1,105 cases so far, 691 are domestically
infected ones, including 551 since July 25, when the latest outbreak began.
October 9 is the 36th straight day Vietnam is
free of of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.
As many as 1,024 patients have recovered so far
while the number of fatalities still stands at 35.
Of those still under treatment, five have tested
negative for the coronavirus once, seven others twice, and five thrice. There
aren’t any patients in critical condition at present, the treatment
sub-committee reported.
There are 14,250 people having close contact
with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit areas under quarantine at
present, including 276 in hospitals, 11,549 in other quarantine sites, and
2,425 at home or accommodation facilities./.
Source: VietnamPlus
