At a quarantine area (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Four new cases of COVID-19 were detected on December 1,
including two locally-infected cases, according to the National Committee for COVID-19
Prevention and Control.
including two locally-infected cases, according to the National Committee for COVID-19
Prevention and Control.
Both
the two community infections had close contact with Patient 1347 in Ho Chi Minh
City. One of them was a 1-year-old baby and the other was a 28-year-old woman.
The
two other cases were Vietnamese citizens returning from Canada on November 16.
With
the latest detected cases, the national count is now 1,351, including 693
locally-infected cases.
Also
on December 1, 16 patients were given the all-clear, raising the total
number of recoveries to 1,195. The number of fatalities remains at 35.
Among
patients still under treatment, five have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once,
four twice and 10 thrice.
A
total 16,756 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or returned
from are being quarantined nationwide./.
Source: VietnamPlus
