Hanoi (VNA) – During the past 12 hours to 6amApril 23, eight new imported cases were confirmed, who were put underquarantine right after their arrivals, with five in Ho Chi Minh City and threein Nam Dinh, reported the Health Ministry.

Vietnam logged a total of 2,824 COVID-19 cases as of 6am onApril 23, including 910 cases from January 27.

So far, as many as 39,191 people who had close contact withor entered from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine, including 518 inhospitals, 23,668 in other facilities and 14,985 at homes.

The ministry’s Medical Services Administration reported that2,490 patients have been given the all-clear from the virus.

Among patients under treatment, 12 tested negative toSARS-CoV-2 once, 11 twice and 17 others thrice.

According to the ministry, an additional 20,203 Vietnamese werevaccinated against COVID-19 on April 22, bringing the total number ofvaccinated people to 128,610.

The same day, a working delegation led by Deputy HealthMinister and deputy head of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19Prevention and Control Prof. Tran Van Thuan inspected anti-pandemic work in thesouthern province of Soc Trang.

Soc Trang is among the 13 provinces nationwide and the twoprovinces in the south without any infections.

Southern border provinces are tightening border control toprevent illegal entry. The An Giang provincial border guards reported on April22 that they worked with counterparts in Dong Thap to promptly prevent 12people who were going to illegally enter Vietnam.

From January-April, Tay Ninh provincial border guardsdiscovered 131 illegal entry cases involving 403 immigrants, and launchedcriminal proceedings against four people in two cases./.