Vietnam reports 6 more imported cases of COVID-19
(VOVWORLD) -Six imported cases of COVID-19 were reported in the past 24 hours to 6pm on Friday, raising the national count to 1,439, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Five among the new patients are Vietnamese citizens, including two returning from the UK on December 22, and three from Germany on December 18. The sixth patient is a Brazilian expert who arrived from Qatar on December 24. They tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 while staying in quarantine after arrival.
The same day, 22 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear, bringing the total recoveries to 1,303, while fatalities remained at 35.
Friday was the 24th consecutive day that Vietnam had not recorded cases of COVID-19 in the community.