Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam recorded eight new imported COVID-19 cases on January2, bringing the total number of infections to 1,482, according to the NationalSteering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
All of them are Vietnamese citizens who returned home from Germany, Taiwan(China), France and Malaysia. They have been quarantined upon their arrival.
According to the subcommittee for treatment, 12 patients were given theall-clear from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on January 2, raising the total number ofrecoveries to 1,337. The number of deaths related to the disease is still keptat 35.
Among the patients undergoing treatment across the country, nine havetested negative for the virus once, six twice and seven thrice.
As many as 18,372 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients orentered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are currently quarantined nationwide,including 155 in hospitals, 16,589 in state-designated establishments and 1,628at their residences./.