Viet Nam reported seven new imported COVID-19 cases on 22 July evening, bringing Viet Nam's total to 408, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

A Vietnamese returning from abroad is quarantined at a military facility in northern Ha Nam province (Photo: VNA)

The new patients are Russian citizens coming to Viet Nam to work as experts for an oil and gas company.

The group, aged between 42 and 55, landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in southern Ho Chi Minh City on Flight IO4405 on 11 July and were quarantined in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province immediately upon arrival.

They are all being treated at Ba Ria Hospital.

Previously, Viet Nam had recorded 10 imported cases who are passengers on the same flight and being quarantined in Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Viet Nam did not record any new coronavirus cases overnight and entered the 98^th straight day without community transmission of the virus on 23 July, the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control said.

In total, 268 are oversea arrivals and they were quarantined upon arrival.

Till date, 365 patients or 89.5% have recovered from the disease, and there are no deaths.

Most of the 43 remainders are in stable condition, including one negative from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, once.

There are 11,597 people having close contact with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit areas in quarantine at present, including 136 in hospitals, 10,888 in other quarantine sites, and 573 at home or accommodation facilities.

Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today