Add 4 new COVID-19 cases in Vietnam, with approximately 72 million cases worldwide

Tips for volunteers participating in the COVID-19 vaccination carried out in Vietnam (photo taken on December 10 in Hanoi) – Photo: L.ANH

4 new cases (BN1392-1395) are immigration cases, isolated in Phu Yen (1 person), Khanh Hoa (2 people) and Da Nang (1 person). Specifically:

– DISEASE 1392 (BN1392) in Phu Yen: male, 26 years old, Vietnamese nationality, resident in Vinh Thanh commune, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa. On December 8, a patient from the United Arab Emirates entered Cam Ranh airport on flight VN88, immediately isolated and tested in Phu Yen.

Test results 11-12 positive for SARS-CoV-2. Currently, the patient is isolated and treated at Phu Yen General Hospital. Previously on this flight, there were 4 positive cases for SARS-CoV-2 and they were isolated at Phu Yen.

– DISEASE 1393 (BN1393) in Khanh Hoa: male, 44 years old, Vietnamese crew member, living in Phuoc Long B ward, District 9, HCMC.

– DISEASE 1394 (BN1394) in Khanh Hoa: male, 26 years old, Vietnamese crew member, resident in Hoang Luong Commune, Hiep Hoa District, Bac Giang.

On 9-12, patients from Ukraine entered the Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa seaport aboard Navios Marco Polo, were immediately quarantined and sampled for testing in Khanh Hoa. Test results 11-12 positive for SARS-CoV-2.

These 2 patients are currently isolated and treated at Khanh Hoa Tropical Diseases Hospital.

– DISEASE 1395 (BN1395) in Da Nang: male, 46 years old, Vietnamese nationality, residing in Thanh Khai Commune, Thanh Chuong District, Nghe An. On December 6, a patient from the Russian Federation entered the airport in Da Nang on flight VN5062, was immediately isolated and sampled for testing in Da Nang.

Test results 11-12 positive for SARS-CoV-2. Currently, the patient is isolated and treated at Da Nang Lung Hospital. Previously, on this flight, 2 positive cases for SARS-CoV-2 were recorded and isolated in Da Nang.

With 4 new cases, the number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam since the start of the outbreak was approximately 1,400 cases, of which 1,238 people were cured and discharged from the hospital.

Hanoi recorded 3 cases of COVID-19 while in isolation at a hotel

TTO – On the afternoon of December 11, at the meeting of the Steering Committee for the control of the COVID-19 epidemic in the city of Hanoi, the leaders of the Ha Dong district reported that they had received test results in 3 positive cases for SARS-CoV-2 in isolation at the hotel.