Two imported COVID-19 cases, nine recoveries reported on Nov 28

Two Vietnamese people returning from aboard were confirmed as the latest coronavirus patients in the country on November 28, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Two imported COVID-19 cases, nine recoveries reported on Nov 28 ảnh 1Medical workers handle samples collected for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –Two Vietnamese people returning from aboard were confirmed as the latestcoronavirus patients in the country on November 28, according to the NationalSteering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The 23-year-old man arrived at Cam Ranh Airportin the central province of Khanh Hoa on Flight VJ8650 from Japan on November13. The other, a 20-year-old woman, boarded Flight QH9195 from Russia to thisairport on November 24.

Both have been quarantined upon their arrivaland are undergoing treatment at the Khanh Hoa Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

So far, the country has recorded 1,341 cases ofCOVID-19.

Meanwhile, nine patients were declared to haverecovered from the disease on November 28, raising the total recoveries to1,179. The number of related deaths is still kept at 35.

Among those still under treatment, six havetested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, seven others twice, and 12thrice. No patients are in critical condition at present, the sub-committee fortreatment said.

There are 15,994 people having close contactwith COVID-19 patients or coming from pandemic-hit regions under quarantinenow, including 184 in hospitals, 14,935 in other quarantine sites, and 875 athome or accommodation facilities./.
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