Four imported COVID-19 cases reported on December 9

Four imported cases of COVID-19 were recorded on December 9, raising the national count to 1381, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The four new patients are Vietnamese citizens, with two returning from Saudi Arabia and the two others from Japan. They were quarantined upon their arrival.

A total of 1,225 COVID-19 patients have fully recovered.

Among those still receiving treatment, 10 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, nine twice and four thrice.

A total of 21,485 people who had close contacts with COVID-19 patients or returned from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined nationwide, with 161 at hospitals, 17,192 at concentrated facilities and 4,132 at home or accommodations.

Source: Nhan Dan Online