Five among the new patients are Vietnamese citizens, including two returning from the UK on December 22, and three from Germany on December 18. The sixth patient is a Brazilian expert who arrived from Qatar on December 24. They tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 while staying in quarantine after arrival.
The same day, 22 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear, bringing the total recoveries to 1,303, while fatalities remained at 35.

Friday was the 24th consecutive day that Vietnam had not recorded cases of COVID-19 in the community.