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Two imported COVID-19 cases confirmed on January 26

Vietnam reported two imported COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 26, raising the total to 1,551, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported two imported COVID-19cases inthe past 24 hours to 6pm on January 26, raising the total to 1,551,according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention andControl.

The new cases, one returned to Vietnam from the US on January 22, and the otherfrom Dubai on January 9, were quarantined upon their arrival at Ho Chi MinhCity’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport. They are being under treatment at CuChi hospital for COVID-19 treatment.

So far, Vietnam has seen 693 domestically-transmitted cases

Also on January 26, five patients were given the all-clear, bringing the totalnumber of recoveries to 1,430. Death toll has maintained at 35.

Among patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments across thecountry, 14 have been tested negative for the coronavirus once, 10 others twiceand 12 thrice.

At present, 21,994 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients orentered Vietnam from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine./.
VNA
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