Vietnam reports two new COVID-19 cases on April 24 morning

Two imported cases of COVID-19 were detected on Saturday (Apr 24) morning, according to the Health Ministry.

Collecting sample for COVID-19 testing of a foreigner. (Photo: VNA)
Collecting sample for COVID-19 testing of a foreigner. (Photo: VNA)

The new patients, including a 49-year-old Indian expert and a 27-year-old Vietnamese man, raise the national count to 2,832. They were quarantined right after their arrivals in Vietnam.

The number of the recovered patients reached 2,490, while the death toll remained at 35.

Among the active patients, 12 have tested negative for the novel coronavirus once, 11 twice and 17 thrice.

A total 39,191 people who had close contact with or arrived from pandemic areas are being quarantined nationwide.