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He was sent to a quarantine area in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu upon arrival and is now being treated at the Bac Lieu Provincial General Hospital.
The other patient is a 27-year-old woman who returned from Dubai to Cam Ranh International Airport on December 8 and was sent to quarantine in Phu Yen Province upon arrival.
She is now being treated at the Phu Yen Provincial General Hospital.
Earlier five people who boarded the same flight with her were also tested positive for coronavirus.
As of 6 pm on December 17, a total of 1,263Covid-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.
