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Vietnam reports first two locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in 55 days

28 Jan 2021 / 08:08 H.

    HANOI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Vietnam's health ministry on Thursday confirmed its first two locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for nearly two months.

    The latest patients include a support staff worker at Van Don international airport who was responsible for taking infected passengers from abroad to COVID-19 quarantine facilities, and a Vietnamese national who tested positive on Wednesday for the UK variant after arriving earlier in Japan, the health ministry said. (Reporting by Phuong Nguyen; editing by Richard Pullin)

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