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Two imported COVID-19 cases, 22 recoveries reported

Two imported cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 18, raising the national count to 1,539, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Two imported COVID-19 cases, 22 recoveries reported ảnh 1A sign in a quarantine establishment in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Two imported cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in thepast 24 hours to 6pm on January 18, raising the national count to 1,539,according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl.

The two new cases are a 28-year-old Vietnamese man returning from the US, and a59-year-old Costa Rican expert who arrived in Vietnam from Dubai, the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE).

They tested positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 while being quarantinedafter arriving in Vietnam

Also on January 18, 22 patients were given the all-clear, raising the number ofrecovered patients to 1,402. The fatalities remain at 35.

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

As many as 17,954 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients orarrived from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined across the country, with135 at hospitals, 16,466 at designated facilities and 1,353 at home or in theiraccommodations./.
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