A quarantine area for Covid-19 prevention in Hai Duong Province. Illustrative photo
According to the ministry's report, two of the new patients are from the Covid-19 hotspot of Hai Duong Province.
Five other patients including two women and four men aged between 21-32 who returned from Russia to Cam Ranh International Airport in Khanh Hoa City on March 14. They were sent to a local quarantine area upon arrival and tested positive for coronavirus on March 16.
The patients are now being treated at the Cam Lam Healthcare Centre.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 2,567, including 906 locally-transmitted cases reported since the new outbreak started in Hai Duong on January 28. Hai Duong Province alone has recorded 722 cases.
As of 6 pm on March 17, a total of 2,198 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, nearly 40,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.
