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Vietnam reported 1,603 domestically-transmitted infections, including 910 cases since the latest outbreak hit Hai Duong province and several northern localities on January 27.

As many as 37,008 people who came in close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide, with 506 at hospitals, 19,093 at other quarantine sites, and 17,409 at home.
The ministry’s Medical Examination and Treatment Department said that 2,359 patients have fully recovered so far.
Among the patients under treatment, 18 have tested negative for the virus once, 15 twice, and 37 thrice.