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Two more imported cases reported over last 24 hours

Vietnam reported two more imported cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, taking the national count to 1,548, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced on January 22.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported two more importedcases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, taking the national count to 1,548,the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced onJanuary 22.

The two patients include a 52-year-old Indian specialist whoarrived at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on January 19.The other is a 27-year-old Vietnamese national returning from Japan and alsoarriving at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Both men have been put under quarantine upon their arrivalsand are being treated at hospitals.

The committee reported that the total recoveries remain at1,411 and fatalities 35.

Among patients still under treatment, nine have testednegative for the novel coronavirus once, 15 twice and seven thrice.

A total 18,603 people who had close contact with COVID-19patients or arrived from pandemic-affected areas are being quarantinednationwide.

As the risk of the pandemic entering the country fromoutside remains very high, the steering committee urged the entire country tocontinue strictly maintaining preventive measures, including tightening controlpeople’s movement across the border./.
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