One imported COVID-19 case recorded on January 10

At a COVID-19 quarantine centre in the northern province of Thai Nguyen (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A 24-year-old Vietnamese woman
returning from Japan was the only COVID-19 case recorded in Vietnam over the
last 24 hours, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and
Control reported on January 10 evening.

The new case brought the national tally of to
1,514.

The new patient arrived at in the central
province of on January 8 and was immediately put into quarantine in the locality.

Among patients under treatment, nine have tested
negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, eight twice and eight thrice. The fatalities
remain at 35.

A total of 17,634 people who had close contact with
COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-affected regions are staying in
quarantine nationwide./.