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Three new imported cases of COVID-19 detected on October 22

Three new cases of COVID-19 were detected on October 22 among citizens staying in quarantine after returning abroad, raising the total tally to 1,148, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Three new imported cases of COVID-19 detected on October 22 ảnh 1Flight bringing Vietnamese citizens home - Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Three new cases of COVID-19 were detected onOctober 22 among citizens staying in quarantine after returning abroad, raising thetotal tally to 1,148, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control.  

The three newly-detected patients returned from Angola on flight VN8 onOctober 20.

Three patients were given the all-clear on October 22, bringing the total number of recoveredpatients to 1,049. The fatalities remain at 35.

 Among the activepatients, seven have tested negativefor the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, five twice, and 11 thrice. There are no patients in critical conditions.

 More than 13,650 people who had close contactwith COVID-19 patients or came from pandemic-hit areas are now being quarantined nationwide

The Health Ministry said the risk of COVID-19 entering the countryremains high with more flights bringing Vietnamese citizens and foreign expertshome. It urged continued strict implementation of epidemic preventionmeasures./.
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