Two imported COVID-19 cases confirmed on January 26

Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported two imported COVID-19
cases in
the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 26, raising the total to 1,551,
according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and
Control.

The new cases, one returned to Vietnam from the US on January 22, and the other
from Dubai on January 9, were quarantined upon their arrival at Ho Chi Minh
City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport. They are being under treatment at Cu
Chi hospital for .

So far, Vietnam has seen 693

Also on January 26, five patients were given the all-clear, bringing the total
number of recoveries to 1,430. Death toll has maintained at 35.

Among patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments across the
country, 14 have been tested negative for the coronavirus once, 10 others twice
and 12 thrice.

At present, 21,994 people who had close contact with patients or
entered Vietnam from are under quarantine./.