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COVID-19: Most Omicron cases in Vietnam show no symptoms

Most COVID-19 infections related to the Omicron variant of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam show no symptoms, according to Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City’s centre for disease control (HCDC) Nguyen Hong Tam.
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Hanoi (VNA) – MostCOVID-19 infections related to the Omicron variant of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam show no symptoms,according to Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City’s centrefor disease control (HCDC) Nguyen Hong Tam.

Vietnam has so far recorded163 Omicron cases nationwide, mostly in Ho Chi MinhCity with 72 cases.

Tam said that only 7 out of the 88 cases treatedin HCM City have mild symptoms such as fever, chills, and sore throat.

All patients have been in stable health, withthe average time from testing positive to negative being only about 6-7 days. Thehealth of the most serious case of Omicron - an 82-year-old woman who enteredthe country on January 10 with many background diseases such as final-stageblood cancer and diabetes - has also stabilised.

Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, deputy director of the municipal Department of Health, advised people to strictly implement the Ministry of Health's 5K message,especially regularly wearing masks in public places or at work./.
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