At a quarantine site (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded oneimported case of coronavirus disease within the past 12 hours as of 6 am onNovember 10, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control.
The country’s latest patient is a 41-year-oldwoman returning from Angola on October 19. Her flight VN8 landed at Van DonInternational Airport, and she was quarantined in northern Bac Ninh province.Her third test came positive for the novel coronavirus on November 9.
At present, she is receiving treatment at BacNinh General Hospital.
Earlier, 17 other passengers on the same flight were also found to becontracted with the virus.
Vietnam has documented 1,216 SARS-CoV-2 infections so far. Of the total 691were infected with the virus domestically, including 551 linked with Da Nangcity since the latest wave began there on July 25.
As many as 1,087 patients have recovered and 35died from complications related to the disease. Most of the fatalities were theelderly with serious underlying health conditions.
Among the patients still under treatment, 19have tested negative for the virus once, 11 twice, and nine thrice. Currently,there is no patient in critical conditions.
There are 15,429 people having close contactwith confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit region under quarantine atpresent.
According to the Ministry of Health, theoutbreak has been put under control. However, as the coronavirus may get worseduring the winter-spring season, the ministry recommends people to continuewearing face masks and washing hands with sanitiser regularly./.
VNA
