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Vietnam records one new imported case of COVID-19 on late October 8

Vietnam recorded one new imported case of COVID-19 on October 8, raising the national count to 1,100, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Vietnam records one new imported case of COVID-19 on late October 8 ảnh 1Health workers check up on a citizen returning from the US (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded one new imported case ofCOVID-19 on October 8, raising the national count to 1,100, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl.

The new patient returned from Russia on flight QH9495 whichlanded at Can Tho airport in the Mekong Delta on September 26. He had close contact with patients 1094, 1091, 1092, and 1093. He tested positive for SARS-CoV-2while staying in quarantine in Bac Lieu province.

The country has gone through 36 straight days without communitytransmission of the coronavirus in the country.

As of 6pm on October 8, the total number ofrecoveries was 1,023, while the number of fatalitiesremains at 35.

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

 A total 14,250 people are beingquarantined nationwide, with 276 at hospitals, 11,817 at designated facilities and 2,425 at home or accommodations./.
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