Preparing to give a shot of the home-grown COVIVAC vaccine to a volunteer in the trial phase (Photo: VNA) Hanoi, (VNA) - One imported case ofCOVID-19 was detected in the past 12 hours to 6pm March 28, who was put intoquarantine after entry, according to the Health Ministry.
The patient entered through the Ha Tieninternational border gate and is now hospitalized in the southern province of KienGiang.
The national count increased to 2,591, of which1,603 cases were domestic infections.
Meanwhile, 2,308 COVID-19 patients have been giventhe all clear by now, and the death toll remains at 35.
Among those still under treatment, 30 have testednegative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 38 twice and 57 thrice.
A total of 44,833 people are being quarantinednationwide, with 483 at hospitals, 18,412 at concentrated facilities and 25,938at their accommodations.
According to the National Expanded ImmunisationProgramme, an additional 278 people received COVID-19 vaccine shots, bringingthe total number of people having got the shots to 44,278. Vaccination work isunderway from March 8 to 27 in 19 provinces and centrally-run cities./.
