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Vietnam confirms 29 new COVID-19 cases on August 9 afternoon

Vietnam reported another 29 COVID-19 cases on August 9 afternoon, taking the national count to 841, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Vietnam confirms 29 new COVID-19 cases on August 9 afternoon ảnh 1People returning from Da Nang - the outbreak of COVID-19 - register for testing (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported another 29 COVID-19cases on August 9 afternoon, taking the national count to 841, according to theNational Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

All of the new patients are related to the central city of Da Nang, the currentpandemic hotspot.
 
Of the total cases, 317 are imported who were quarantined right after theirarrival

There are currently 178,695 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patientsor entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are being quarantined nationwide,including 5,252 at hospitals, 27,798 at other concentrated quarantinefacilities, and 145,645 at home.

As many as 395 of the total patients have made full recovery. Amongthose under treatment, nine have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 that causes thedisease once, and 37 others at least twice./.
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