Vietnam recorded five new imported cases of COVID-19 between 6am and 6pm of October 9, raising the total infections to 1,105, according to the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.
A medical worker handles samples taken for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded five new importedcases of COVID-19 between 6am and 6pm of October 9, raising the totalinfections to 1,105, according to the national steering committee for COVID-19prevention and control.
The five male patients are Indian expertsworking at the Sethia Hemraj Rice Oil Co. Ltd. They arrived at Tan Son NhatInternational Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6 and have beenquarantined in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap since then.
They are now undergoing treatment at the Sa DecGeneral Hospital of Dong Thap.
Among the 1,105 cases so far, 691 are domesticallyinfected ones, including 551 since July 25, when the latest outbreak began.
October 9 is the 36th straight day Vietnam isfree of community transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.
As many as 1,024 patients have recovered so farwhile the number of fatalities still stands at 35.
Of those still under treatment, five have testednegative for the coronavirus once, seven others twice, and five thrice. Therearen’t any patients in critical condition at present, the treatmentsub-committee reported.
There are 14,250 people having close contactwith confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit areas under quarantine atpresent, including 276 in hospitals, 11,549 in other quarantine sites, and2,425 at home or accommodation facilities./.
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A medical worker handles samples taken for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 
