January 16, 2021 | 19:01 (GMT+7)
Five imported cases of COVID-19 bring national tally to 1,536
Vietnam’s COVID-19 tally rose to 1,536 after five imported cases were reported on January 15, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The latest patients include a 23-year-old Vietnamese woman returning from Canada and a 61-year-old U.S. expert. Both were sent to quarantine right upon their arrival in HCM City and are now being treated at Cu Chi hospital.
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Vietnam’s COVID-19 tally rose to 1,536 after five imported cases were reported on January 15. |
The others are Vietnamese citizens who came home from the U.S. and were quarantined after arriving in central Da Nang city.
A total 1,389 COVID-19 patients in Vietnam have recovered, while fatalities remain at 35.
Among patients still under treatment, 10 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 10 twice and 12 thrice.
More than 18,290 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined across the country, with 146 at hospitals, 16,642 at designated facilities and 1,507 at home or in their accommodations.
Source: VNA