Flight bringing Vietnamese citizens home – Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Three new cases of COVID-19 were detected on October 22 among citizens staying in quarantine after returning abroad, raising the total tally to 1148 according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.  

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

Three patients were given the all-clear on October 22 bringing the total number of recovered patients to 1049. The fatalities remain at 35.

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

 More than 13650 people who had close contact with 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 country remains high with more flights bringing Vietnamese citizens and foreign experts home. It urged continued strict implementation of epidemic prevention measures./.

VNA