One imported COVID-19 case was confirmed in Vietnam on Wednesday morning, bringing the total to 335, said the Ministry of Health.
The male patient, 24, is from northern Thai Nguyen Province’s Dai Tu District.
He returned to Vietnam from Kuwait on Tuesday onboard Bamboo Airways flight H9092 via Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.
He was tested positive for the virus on Tuesday and is being treated at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
As of June 17, Vietnam records 195 imported COVID-19 cases and no community transmission for 62 days.
Related: Vietnam marks 60 days without new local coronavirus case
More than 7,200 people are under quarantine at hospitals, medical stations and at home.
This article was first posted on Vietnam News
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