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Four new COVID-19 cases detected on December 1

Four new cases of COVID-19 were detected on December 1, including two locally-infected cases, according to the National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Four new COVID-19 cases detected on December 1 ảnh 1At a quarantine area (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Four new cases of COVID-19 were detected on December 1,including two locally-infected cases, according to the National Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control.

Boththe two community infections had close contact with Patient 1347 in Ho Chi MinhCity. One of them was a 1-year-old baby and the other was a 28-year-old woman.

Thetwo other cases were Vietnamese citizens returning from Canada on November 16.

Withthe latest detected cases, the national count is now 1,351, including 693locally-infected cases.

Alsoon December 1, 16 COVID-19 patients were given the all-clear, raising the totalnumber of recoveries to 1,195. The number of fatalities remains at 35.

Amongpatients still under treatment, five have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once,four twice and 10 thrice.

Atotal 16,756 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or returnedfrom pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined nationwide./.
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