Four people test positive for SARS-CoV-2 after returning from the US

Four Vietnamese citizens who recently returned from the US have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 1,544, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday evening.

Four Vietnamese citizens who recently returned from the US have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 1,544, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday evening.

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According to the ministry's report, the four female patients aged between 10-72 returned from the US and transited in Hong Kong and South Korea before landing at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on January 17.

They were all sent to a local quarantine area upon arrival and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on January 19.

The patients are now being treated at the Cu Chi Field Hospital for Covid-19 patients.

With these new infection cases, the number of imported Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 850.

As of 6 pm on January 20, a total of 1,406 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, over 18,000 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.