As of 10.30 am on 16 May, the number of confirmed coronavirus (known as Covid-19) cases around the world has jumped to 4,628,356.

One new case of Covid-19 was detected among Vietnamese citizens returning from Russia on flight VN0062 which landed on May 13, the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control announced on Saturday morning. The new imported case has brought the total number of Covid-19 cases to date in Viet Nam to 314. All passengers who shared flight with Viet Nam's new coronavirus patient, were quarantined after arrival in Viet Nam, posing no risk of spreading among the community. The country has gone 30 days with no cases of community transmision since April 16. Till date, 260 Covid-19 patients in Viet Nam have been given the all-clear. Among 54 patients still receiving treatment, three have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, and 10 have tested negative at least twice.

Thus far six people have been diagnosed with the disease in Da Nang, and all of them have been cleared of the virus.