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Two imported cases of COVID-19 reported on October 15

Two cases of COVID-19, all imported, were recorded during the past 12 hours, raising the total count to 1124 as of 6 pm on October 15, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Two cases of COVID-19, all imported, wererecorded during the past 12 hours, raising the total count to 1124 as of 6 pmon October 15, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control.

Both patients returned from the US on flight VN0001 which landed in Van Don airport in thenorthern province of Quang Ninh on October 11. They were found positive forSARS-CoV-2 while staying in quarantine in Hung Yen province.

One patient was given the all clear on October 15, raising the total numberof recoveries to 1,030. The death toll remains at 35.

Among patients still under treatment, eight have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, five twice and 12thrice.

A total 13,658 people who had close contacts with COVID-19 patients orarrived from pandemic-affected regions are being quarantined across thecountry, with 155 at hospitals, 12,320 at concentrated facilities and 1,183 athome or accommodations./.


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