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Five imported cases of COVID-19 bring national tally to 1,536

Vietnam’s COVID-19 tally rose to 1,536 after five imported cases were reported on January 15, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Five imported cases of COVID-19 bring national tally to 1,536 ảnh 1Vietnam’s COVID-19 tally rose to 1,536 after five imported cases were reported on January 15. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s COVID-19 tallyrose to 1,536 after five imported cases were reported on January 15, accordingto the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The latest patients includea 23-year-old Vietnamese woman returning from Canada and a 61-year-old US expert. Both were sent to quarantine right upon their arrival in HCM Cityand are now being treated at Cu Chi hospital.

The others are Vietnamese citizens who came homefrom the US and were quarantined after arriving in central Da Nang city.

A total 1,389 COVID-19 patientsin Vietnam have recovered, while fatalities remain at 35.

Among patients still undertreatment, 10 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 10 twice and 12 thrice.

More than 18,290 people who hadclose contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas arebeing quarantined across the country, with 146 at hospitals, 16,642 atdesignated facilities and 1,507 at home or in their accommodations./.

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