One new imported Covid-19 case was confirmed in Viet Nam on Thursday morning, bringing the total to 1,095, said the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

The Can Tho Lung Hospital where the latest Covid-19 patient is being treated

The latest patient is a 49-year-old Russian man who arrived on Saturday. He was entering the country as a specialist worker.

He was travelling onboard flight QH9495 to the Can Tho Airport in the Mekong Delta and was immediately quarantined upon arrival.

A further 17 positive cases were earlier detected onboard the same flight.

He tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on Wednesday and is currently being treated at the Can Tho Lung Hospital.

The country has gone through 28 days with no new locally-transmitted infections.

Of the total cases, 691 were locally transmitted, including 551 linked to outbreaks in Da Nang since July 25.

The number of recoveries has reached 1,010, including three patients given the all-clear from the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on September 30, while no patients are under critical conditions.

Source: VNS/ VNA