Vietnam reports three new imported COVID-19 cases on January 8

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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded three new imported cases
of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 8, all of them are Vietnamese
citizens returning from abroad and being quarantined upon their arrival,
according to the .
 

The
new cases brought the national tally to 1,512, including 693
locally-transmitted cases.

The
number of recovered patients reached 1,357 after four were given the all-clear
on January 8, while fatalities remain at 35.

Among
patients under treatment, 11 have tested negative for once, nine twice
and eight thrice.

A total of 19,554 people who had close contact with
patients or arrived from s are staying in quarantine
nationwide./.