Citizens repatriated from abroad arrive at a quarantine site (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam recorded three new imported COVID-19 cases inthe 24 hours from 6:00pm of January 3, bringing the total number of infectionsto 1,497, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Preventionand Control.
All of the new cases are Vietnamese citizens who returned home from Japan andGermany. They have been quarantined upon their arrival.
According to the subcommittee for treatment, as many as 1,339 patients havefully recovered from the disease while the number of related deaths is stillkept at 35.
Among the patients undergoing treatment across the country, nine have testednegative for the virus once, six others twice, and five thrice.
As many as 19,055 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients orentered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are currently quarantined nationwide,including 152 in hospitals, 17,234 in state-designated establishments, and 1,669at their residences./.
VNA
