They are five foreigners and four Vietnamesecitizens who were put under quarantine in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang city,and Bac Ninh and Kien Giang provinces right after their arrival.
The ministry said 16 patients were given theall-clear from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on April 12, bringing the totalrecoveries to 2,445.
Among patients still under treatment, 16 havetested negative for the virus once, 18 twice and 18 thrice.
As many as 36,938 people who had close contactwith COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions arecurrently quarantined across the nation.
To live safely with the pandemic, the Ministryof Health advised people to remain proactive in pandemic prevention and controlby continuing to wear face masks when going out, disinfecting frequently,maintaining a safe distance, refraining from mass gatherings, and makingmedical declarations./.
