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Vietnam records one new imported COVID-19 case

Vietnam confirmed one new imported COVID-19 case on June 17 morning, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 335, said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Vietnam records one new imported COVID-19 case ảnh 1Checking body temperature for Vietnamese citizens (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam confirmed one new importedCOVID-19 case on June 17 morning, bringing the total number of infectionsnationwide to 335, said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Preventionand Control.

The latest patient, a 24-year-old man, returned to Vietnamon June 16 from Kuwait after transiting in Qatar. Upon his arrival at the TanSon Nhat international airport in Ho Chi Minh City, he was immediatelyquarantined.

With his first test on the day being positive for thecoronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the COVID-19, the man is now beingquarantined and treated in the HCM City hospital for tropical diseases.

As of 6am on June 17, Vietnam marked 62 consecutive days withoutcommunity transmission. Of the 335 cases recorded in the country so far, 195were imported and quarantined upon arrival.

A total of 325 patients, or 97 percent of all cases, haverecovered and zero deaths have been reported. Four of the remaining 10 patientshave tested negative for the coronavirus at least twice.

Some 7,250 people who had close contact with patients orcame from pandemic-hit areas are now under quarantine across Vietnam./.
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