Six imported cases of COVID-19 reported on December 25

returning from abroad stay at a concentrated quarantine facility (Illustrative photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Six of COVID-19 were reported
in the past 24 hours to 6pm on December 25, raising the national count to
1,439, according to the National Steering Committee for Prevention and
Control.

Five among the new patients are Vietnamese citizens, including two returning
from the UK on December 22, and three from Germany on December 18.

The sixth patient is a Brazilian expert who arrived from Qatar on
December 24.

They tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 while staying in quarantine after
arrival.

The same day, 22 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear, bringing
the total recoveries to 1,303, while fatalities remained at 35.

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

 A total 16,829
people are being quarantined nationwide, with 171 at hospitals, 15,672 at
designated concentrated facilities and 966 at homes or accommodations.

The continues to urge people to follow the 5K message to
prevent the spread of COVID-19, install and run the Bluezone app on mobile
phones./.