Nine imported cases bring Vietnam’s COVID-19 count to 1,122
Vietnam had nine imported COVID-19 infections to report from 6am to 6pm on October 14, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
A health worker sprays disinfectant to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam had nineimported COVID-19 infections to report from 6am to 6pm on October 14, accordingto the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The patients, all male, are Indian expertswho arrived at Tan Son Nhat airport on October 6 on Flight 6E 9471. They were sentto a concentrated quarantine facility in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thapupon arrival. The men are being treated at the province’sSa Dec hospital. Seven COVID-19 cases were previouslyreported on the same flight. The national tally now stands at 1,122. Ofthe total, 691 contracted the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 domestically, with 551reported since July 25 when the new outbreak began. Also on October 14, three patients weregiven the all-clear, bringing the number of recoveries to 1,029. Death tollremains at 35. Among the patients still under treatment, ninehave tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, four twice and 13 thrice. Currently,there is no patient in critical conditions. There are now 12,484 people having closecontact with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit regions underquarantine, including 147 in hospitals, 11,512 in other quarantine sites, and 825at home or accommodation facilities./.
Three new cases of COVID-19, all imported, were detected in Vietnam on October 13, raising the national count to 1,113, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
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No new cases of COVID-19 were detected in Vietnam between 6 pm on October 13 and 6 am on October 14, with the national count remaining at 1,113, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
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A health worker sprays disinfectant to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Photo: VNA) 
