Eight new imported cases of Covid-19 were reported in Viet Nam on Wednesday, raising the total to 381, according to figures released by Viet Nam's National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control at 6pm on 15 July.

At an airport in Viet Nam (Photo: VNA)

The eight new imported cases are foreign experts flying to Viet Nam from Russia on 11 July. They were quarantined in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau upon arrival, posing no risk of infection for the community.

The country has gone 91 days without a domestically transmitted infection.

Among the confirmed cases, 241 were overseas arrivals, and they were quarantined on arrival.

According to the committee's treatment subcommittee, one more patient was announced to fully recover on 15 July, lifting the total of cured patients to 353. No fatalities have been recorded.

The remaining patients are being treated at health facilities across the country. Most of them are in stable condition. Three have tested negative for the virus once and two negative at least twice.

There are currently 10,123 people under quarantine nationwide: 81 at hospitals, 9,634 at designated quarantine facilities and 408 at home.

Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today