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Three Vietnamese Returnees Confirmed Positive for COVID-19

VGP – Three Vietnamese returnees were confirmed positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, raising the national caseload to 2,784.

April 18, 2021 6:10 PM GMT+7
 

They were brought home from the U.S., Angola, and Japan between March 31 and April 14, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Among the national tally, 2,475 have recovered and exited hospitals while 35 others have been reported dead.

As the pandemic is evolving complicatedly around the world, the Government ordered authorities to continue tightening borders control to prevent risks of new COVID-19 outbreaks.

The Government tasked the Ministry of Health to organize the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination program in a quick and absolutely safe manner, making sure that all vaccine doses delivered to Viet Nam will be used before the expiry dates.

The ministry is also responsible for developing “vaccine passport” mechanism in favor of achieving the dual goal of pandemic containment and economic recovery./.

By Anh Minh