Two of the three cases confirmed today were in close contact with the first coronavirus patient in Hanoi.

The repatriation was conducted as Russia has emerged as Europe’s new coronavirus hotspot.

On the first day of Covid-19 testing, 87 people returning from Danang city with signs of cough and fever took the tests with negative results.

Of the fifteen volunteers, two are health workers and two foreigners.

This year, around 900,000 high school seniors in Vietnam took the two-day exam amid the Covid-19 resurgence.