Viet Nam recorded three new imported cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours to 6pm on 8 January, all of them are Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad and being quarantined upon their arrival, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. 

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The new cases brought the national tally to 1,512, including 693 locally-transmitted cases.

The number of recovered patients reached 1,357 after four were given the all-clear on January 8, while fatalities remain at 35.

Among patients under treatment, 11 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, nine twice and eight thrice.

A total of 19,554 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-affected regions are staying in quarantine nationwide.

Source: VNA