The number of Covid-19 cases in Viet Nam has risen to 412 as four new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Thursday evening, according to figures released by Viet Nam's National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control at 6.00pm on 23 July.

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All the four patients are oversea arrivals.

Patient 409 is a 37-year-old Filipino woman who is an educational expert. She travelled from South Korea and entered Viet Nam via Phu Quoc Airport on July 19 on flight QH9461. She was quarantined in Phu Quoc District, the southern province of Kien Giang. Now she is undergoing treatment at the district medical station.

Patient 410 is a 25-year-old man who lives in Thuy Loi Commune, Tien Lu District, the northern province of Hung Yen.

Patient 411 is a 30-year-old woman who lives in Duu Lan Commune, Viet Tri City, the northern province of Phu Tho.

Patient 412 is a 49-year-old man who lives in Nam Ly Commune, Dong Hoi District, the central province of Quang Binh.

The three Vietnamese patients returned from Russia on flight VN5062 on 17 July7. Earlier, 16 others on this flight were also confirmed to be positive to coronavirus. Now they are under treatment at the Nam Dinh Province General Hospital.

All of them were quarantined after entering Viet Nam.

It has now been 99 days since the country recorded the last infection in the community.

Up to 272 out of the total 412 patients are imported cases who were put under quarantine right after their arrival, posing no risk of community transmission.

Till date, 365 patients have been given the all-clear of the coronavirus, while the remainder are being treated at medical establishments across the country.

More than 10,330 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returning from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined across the country, including 352 at hospital, 9,379 at concentrated facilities and 605 at their accommodations.

Source: VNA/ VNS/DA NANG Today