Vietnam’s tally rose to 1,536 after five imported cases were reported on January 15. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s COVID-19 tally
rose to 1,536 after five imported cases were reported on January 15, according
to the .
The latest patients include
a 23-year-old Vietnamese woman returning from Canada and a 61-year-old US expert. Both were sent to quarantine right upon their arrival in HCM City
and are now being treated at .
The others are ese citizens who came home
from the US and were quarantined after arriving in central Da Nang city.
A total 1,389 COVID-19 patients
in Vietnam have recovered, while fatalities remain at 35.
Among patients still under
treatment, 10 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 10 twice and 12 thrice.
More than 18,290 people who had
close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are
being quarantined across the country, with 146 at hospitals, 16,642 at
designated facilities and 1,507 at home or in their accommodations./.
Source: VietnamPlus
