A quarantine facility in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded nine new imported COVID-19 cases on December 31,
bringing the total number of infections to 1,465, according to the National
Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
All of them are
Vietnamese citizens who returned home from Japan, France, Canada, Mozambique
and the US. They have been quarantined upon their arrival.
Of the total
infections, 693 are , including 553 cases since
July 25.
The same day, the subcommittee
for treatment reported that two more patients had been given the all-clear from
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of recoveries to 1,325. The
number of deaths related to the disease is still kept at 35.
Among the patients
undergoing treatment across the country, seven people have tested negative for
the virus once, 11 others twice and 10 thrice.
As many as 17,267 people
who had close contact with patients or entered Vietnam from
are currently quarantined nationwide, including 169 in
hospitals, 16,059 in state-designated establishments and 1,059 at their
residences./.
Source: VietnamPlus
