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One imported COVID-19 case, 14 recoveries reported

Vietnam recorded one new imported COVID-19 case on January 6, bringing the total number of infections to 1,505, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
One imported COVID-19 case, 14 recoveries reported ảnh 1At a State-designated quarantine camp for returnees from abroad in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam recorded one newimported COVID-19 case on January 6, bringing the total number of infections to1,505, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl.

The new case is a 26-year-old Vietnamese woman returning homefrom France on Flight VN5010 which landed in Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho ChiMinh City on December 16. She has been quarantined upon their arrival.

The subcommittee for treatment reported that 14 more patientshave been given the all-clear from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, raising thetotal number of recoveries to 1,353. The number of deaths related to thedisease is still kept at 35.

Among the patients undergoing treatment across the country, 14tested negative for the virus once, six twice and seven thrice.

As many as 19,292 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients orentered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are currently quarantined nationwide./.
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