Taking samples for COVID-19 tests in Chi Linh city (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported from 6am to
6pm on January 29, including quarantined upon arrival,
announced the National Steering Committee for Prevention and Control.
The imported case is a 31-year-old Vietnamese man returning from Japan on January 27 through Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International
Airport and is being quarantined in southern Dong Nai province.
Among the community transmitted infections, the northern
province of recorded 48 cases, while one was detected in northern Bac
Ninh province, one in Hanoi, and three in the northern coastal province of
Quang Ninh.
All the patients are epidemiologically related to the Chi
Linh outbreak in Hai Duong.
According to the committee’s Treatment Sub-committee,
additional 18 patients were given the all-clear on the day, raising the total
number of recoveries to 1,448.
Among those still under treatment, five have tested negative
for SARS-CoV-2 once, three twice and eight others thrice.
To date, Vietnam has reported 1,705 infections, including
839 locally-transmitted cases.
The Health Ministry asked people working in POYUN Company in
Chi Linh city in January, and those on board flights from/to Van Don
International Airport in Quang Ninh from January 15 to go to their nearest
medical clinic or call the health ministry’s hotline 1900 9095 as well as local
health departments’ hotlines for support and consultancy./.
Source: VietnamPlus
