Citizens at a concentrated quarantine site (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – One new imported
COVID-19 case was recorded between 6pm on January 12 and 6pm on January 13,
raising the infection tally in the country so far to 1,521, said the National
Steering Committee for Prevention and Control.
COVID-19 case was recorded between 6pm on January 12 and 6pm on January 13,
raising the infection tally in the country so far to 1,521, said the National
Steering Committee for Prevention and Control.
The new patient is a 27-year-old Vietnamese woman returning
home via the Moc Bai International Border Gate in the southern province of Tay
Ninh on January 8. She has been d upon arrival.
Of the 1,521 cases, 693 are domestic
infections. Eight patients were given the all-clear on January 13, raising the
total recoveries to 1,369 while the number of fatalities is still kept at 35.
Eleven of those still under treatment have tested
negative for the coronavirus SAR-CoV-2 once, 13 others twice, and 11 thrice,
according to the treatment sub-committee.
There are 17,555 people having close contact with
confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit areas in quarantine at present./.
Source: VietnamPlus
