One imported case of COVID-19 recorded on January 11
A Polish expert who was sent to quarantine right upon his arrival at HCM City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport tested positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported on January 11 evening.
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Hanoi (VNA) – A Polish expert who wassent to quarantine right upon his arrival at HCM City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport tested positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported on January 11 evening.
The 57-year-old man is now under treatment at Cu Chihospital in HCM City, the committee said.
The latest case of COVID-19 has brought the nationaltally to 1,515.
A total of 1.361 patients have been given theall-clear so far. The fatalities still stand at 35.
Among the active patients, nine have tested negativefor the virus once, eight twice and eight thrice.
Some 17,470 people who had close contact withCOVID-19 patients or came from pandemic-hit regions are now under quarantine nationwide./.
Police in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang said on January 9 that they have arrested two other men to further investigate their role in the illegal entry of COVID-19 patient No. 1,440.
A 24-year-old Vietnamese woman returning from Japan was the only COVID-19 case recorded in Vietnam over the last 24 hours, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported on January 10 evening.
Ho Chi Minh City has achieved its “dual goal” of containing the Covid-19 pandemic and reviving the economy, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, told a recent meeting.
The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has lost 1.32 trillion VND (some 56.8 million USD) in revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding in the central region.
