Vietnam Ministry of Health has confirmed the next 3 coronavirus cases, including a Vietnamese student, a flight attendant from VN 54 flight and a French tourist.
The 58th female patient is located in Yen The Street, Dien Bien Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. This oversea student entered into Vietnam at Noi Bai International Airport on March 15. A test done by Hanoi Centers for Disease Control pointed out she was infected with Coronavirus. Patient 58 and those have met her have been immediately quarantined and got treatment at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
The 59th patient is a 30-year-old flight attendant located in Bo De, Long Bien, Hanoi. She was on the same flight VN54 (London-Hanoi) that earlier brings 20 infections. On March 14, she started coughing, got a fever and received a positive result for coronavirus.
The 60th patient is a 29-year-old Frenchman. On March 9, he flew from Paris and landed at Noi Bai International Airport. After that, he spent a few days traveling in Hanoi and Ninh Binh. On March 15, he came back Hanoi and was tested and isolated in Hanoi Center for Disease Control.
According to the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology report, 3 cases above were Covid-19 positive and being treated in The National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.
Up to now, Vietnam confirmed 60 positive cases with Coronavirus, including 44 active Covid-19 patients and 16 patients who have been discharged.
By Daisy Nguyen