Twelve people who had contracted the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 after entering Vietnam from South Korea and the US have been allowed to return home for recovery.
The patients are among 14 Vietnamese nationals who had two or three vaccine shots against Covid-19. The 14 were on repatriation flights from the US and South Korea which landed in Danang International Airport on December 21, 22 and 24. Then, they were quarantined for treatment at hotels and hospitals in Quang Nam.
Mai Van Muoi, director of the Quang Nam Department of Health said that 12 among those have been permitted to go to their homes after being tested negative for Omicron three times.
Meanwhile, the two others are still undergoing treatment.
Since July last year, Quang Nam has recorded 7,962 Covid-19 infections, including 197 cases from abroad.
Around 77.7% of people in Quang Nam had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by January 10.
Meanwhile, three Omicron-infected patients who arrived in Danang from Malaysia in late December were also discharged from hospital on January 10.
More Omicron cases in Vietnam recover
Twelve people who had contracted the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 after entering Vietnam from South Korea and the US have been allowed to return home for recovery.
Source: dtinews.vn, NLD
