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Vietnam reports three more COVID-19 cases on August 13 morning

Three new coronavirus infections were confirmed in Vietnam on August 13 morning, lifting the national tally to 883, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Vietnam reports three more COVID-19 cases on August 13 morning ảnh 1Vietnam reports three more COVID-19 cases on August 13 morning (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Three new coronavirus infections were confirmed in Vietnam on August13 morning, lifting the national tally to 883, according to the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The new patients, aged from 40 to 83, include onereturning from Saudi Arabia,and two linked to the Da Nang Hospital hotspot.

These brought the number of cases connected tothe outbreak in Da Nang to 421.

Among the patients confirmed in the country, 322were imported cases and quarantined upon arrival.

The Steering Committee’s Treatment Sub-committeesaid that 409 patients or 46.3 percent of the total have fully recovered sofar.

Among the remaining active patients, 35 havetested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 at least once, and 51 others atleast twice.

A total of 133,340 people who had closecontact with patients or returned from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantinednationwide, including 5,361 at hospitals, 25,043 at concentrated quarantineestablishments and 102,936 at home./.
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