CORRECTED-Vietnam reports first two locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in 55 days
28 Jan 2021 / 09:16 H.
(Corrects to clarify the second patient came into contact with a Vietnamese national who tested positive in Japan, not that the local case was confirmed in Japan.)
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 factory worker who came into contact with a Vietnamese national who later tested positive for the new UK variant of the virus upon arrival in Japan. (Reporting by Phuong Nguyen; editing by Richard Pullin)
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