Three Vietnamese repatriated from Uzbekistan became the latest COVID-19 cases in Viet Nam, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported Thursday afternoon. 

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They are numbered from 1,064 to 1,066.

Patient 1,064 is a 37-year old man from Son Trach Commune, Bo Trach District, Quang Binh Province.

Patient 1,065 is a 41-year old man from Tan Lap Commune, Krong Buk District, Gia Lai Province.

Patient 1,066 is a 38-year old man from Tay Binh Commune, Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province.

They landed at the Noi Bai International Airport on September 2 and are being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh District.

The same day, the national steering committee announced that four more COVID-19 patients have been cleared of the virus, raising the recoveries to 940.

As the pandemic has been brought under control, the Government had decided to resume international commercial flights to four destinations from September 15 and to two others from September 22.

The maximum number of flights will not exceed two per week on each route and may be further increased in depending on real conditions.

The number of passengers on each flight and other entry conditions shall be agreed upon between Viet Nam and each partner based on the reciprocity principle.

Passengers on such flights shall include holders of diplomatic and official passports and their family members; experts, investors, business managers, high-tech workers and their family members; and Vietnamese wishing to return home./.