Vietnam records 12 new imported COVID-19 cases

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 12 new imported COVID-19 cases in
the 24 hours from 6:00pm of January 2, bringing the total number of infections
to 1,494, according to the National Steering Committee for Prevention
and Control.
 
All of the new cases are who returned home from South
Africa, Mexico, and the US. They have been quarantined upon their arrival.

According to the subcommittee for treatment, as many as 1,339 patients have fully
recovered from the disease while the number of related deaths is still kept at
35.

Among the patients undergoing treatment across the country, nine have tested
negative for the virus once, six others twice, and five thrice.

As many as 18,743 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or
entered Vietnam from are currently quarantined nationwide,
including 150 in hospitals, 17,008 in state-designated establishments, and 1,575
at their residences./.