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Only one new COVID-19 case found on January 19

Only one new COVID-19 case, a man returning from the US, was detected in the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 19, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
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Hanoi (VNA) –Only one new COVID-19 case, a man returning from the US, was detected in thepast 24 hours to 6pm on January 19, according to the National Steering Committeefor COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

As such, the national countrose to 1,540, with 693 community infections.

A total of 1,402 patients have recovered, and the fatalitiesremain at 35.

Among patients stillreceiving treatment in hospital, 11 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once,10 twice and nine thrice.

Meanwhile, 18,008 people who had closecontact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-affected areas arebeing quarantined nationwide, with 121 at hospital, 16,663 in designatedfacilities and 1,224 at home or in their accommodations./.

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