Citizens repatriated from abroad arrive at a site (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded three new imported COVID-19 cases in
the 24 hours from 6:00pm of January 3, bringing the total number of infections
to 1,497, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention
and Control.
All of the new cases are Vietnamese citizens who returned home from Japan and
Germany. 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 19,055 people who had close contact with patients or
entered Vietnam from are currently quarantined nationwide,
including 152 in hospitals, 17,234 in state-designated establishments, and 1,669
at their residences./.
Source: VietnamPlus
