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Two more imported COVID-19 cases confirmed in Vietnam

Vietnam recorded two more imported COVID-19 cases on June 27 evening, raising the total number of infections in the country to 355, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded two more imported COVID-19 cases on June 27evening, raising the total number of infections in the country to 355, accordingto the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The two new female patients returned to Vietnam from Kuwait on June 18 and wereput under quarantine upon arrival in a facility in the northern province ofHung Yen. At present, they are being treated at the National Hospital forTropical Diseases No. 2 in Dong Anh district, Hanoi.

Vietnamhas gone through 72 days in a row without local transmissions.

At present, 7,846 people having close contactwith COVID-19 patients or entering from pandemic-hit areas are quarantined athospitals, concentrated quarantine establishments, and at home.

As many as 330 out of 355 patients or 93 percent haverecovered so far, while the remainders are being treated at medical facilitiesand in stable condition. Five tested negative for the coronavirus once and fiveothers at least twice./.
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