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Hanoi (VNA) – Three new cases of were detected over the
past 24 hours to 18:00 on December 18, all Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad
and being quarantine, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19
Prevention and Control.
The new cases brought the national tally of COVID-19 patients to 1,410.
The new patients returned from France on flight which landed at Ho Chi
Minh City-based on December 16. They tested positive for
SARS-CoV-2 while in quarantine in southern Binh Duong province.
Also on December 18, three more COVID-19 patients were given the all clear,
raising the total recoveries to 1,266. The fatalities remain at 35.
Among patients still under treatment, eight have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2
once, two twice and five thrice.
A total of 18,084 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or
arrived from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined nationwide, with 219 at
hospitals, 15,068 at concentrated facilities and 2,797 at home or their
accommodations.
The Health Ministry has urged the people to strictly follow the 5K motto: Khau
trang (Face masks) – Khu khuan (Disinfection) – Khoang cach (Keeping distance)
– Khong tap trung dong nguoi (No gathering) – Khai bao y te (Health
declaration) in order to prevent COVID-19 transmission./.
Source: VietnamPlus
