Viet Nam confirmed 12 new imported cases of COVID-19 last week, bringing the patient tally to 1180, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. 

Among the latest imported cases, two are foreign experts from India while the rest are Vietnamese returnees including one from Russia, five from France, one from Angola, one from UEA, and two from Japan. 

In addition, six patients have recovered over the past week, raising the total number of recoveries to 1,063. None of the current active cases are in critical health conditions. 

Out of 117 active patients still under treatment, 17 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 at least once.

The number of COVID-19 fatalities stands at 35 with all of them suffering from serious underlying health conditions.

As many as 14,689 people having been in close contact with the confirmed cases or coming from the pandemic-hit regions are being put under quarantine or medical surveillance, including 176 in hospitals, 13,233 in concentrated quarantine sites and 1,280 at places of residence

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve complicatedly across the globe, the Ministry of Health recommended people to wear facemasks when staying outdoors and regularly wash hands with soaps or hand sanitizers. 

Each person was urged to stay vigilant and adapt to the “new normal” situation by observing the 5-K message: Khau trang (facemask) – Khu khuan (disinfection) – Khoang cach (Keeping distance) – Khong tu tap (no gatherings) – Khaibao y te (medical declaration)./.