Viet Nam reported four new imported cases on Monday evening, mainly among returning Vietnamese residents from abroad, the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control announced.

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Two of the new cases in Viet Nam were linked to flight attendants on a repatriation flight from Russia, which landed in the Van Don Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 13, and the remainder are repatriated citizens on a similar flight from the US to the Noi Bai International Airport in Ha Noi on May 16.  

The new imported cases brought the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 324. The patients,  along with all passengers on the flight, were quarantined after arrival in Viet Nam.

The country has claimed no community cases for 32 days since April 16.

Till date, 263 Covid-19 patients in Viet Nam have been given the all-clear. Among 61 patients still receiving treatment, two have tested negative for the virus once, and seven negative at least twice.

Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today