Vietnam reports 54 more COVID-19 infections, including one imported case
Vietnam reported 54 new COVID-19 cases from 6am to 6pm on January 29, including one imported case quarantined upon arrival, announced the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Taking samples for COVID-19 tests in Chi Linh city (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported 54 new COVID-19 cases from 6am to6pm on January 29, including one imported case quarantined upon arrival,announced the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The imported case is a 31-year-old Vietnamese man returning from Japan on January 27 through Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat InternationalAirport and is being quarantined in southern Dong Nai province.
Among the community transmitted infections, the northernprovince of Hai Duong recorded 48 cases, while one was detected in northern BacNinh province, one in Hanoi, and three in the northern coastal province ofQuang Ninh.
All the patients are epidemiologically related to the ChiLinh outbreak in Hai Duong.
According to the committee’s Treatment Sub-committee,additional 18 patients were given the all-clear on the day, raising the totalnumber of recoveries to 1,448.
Among those still under treatment, five have tested negativefor SARS-CoV-2 once, three twice and eight others thrice.
To date, Vietnam has reported 1,705 infections, including839 locally-transmitted cases.
The Health Ministry asked people working in POYUN Company inChi Linh city in January, and those on board flights from/to Van DonInternational Airport in Quang Ninh from January 15 to go to their nearestmedical clinic or call the health ministry’s hotline 1900 9095 as well as localhealth departments’ hotlines for support and consultancy./.
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Taking samples for COVID-19 tests in Chi Linh city (Photo: VNA) 
