A 49-year old British man, who was on the same flight VN0054 with Hanoi's first coronavirus patient returning home from London, was tested positive for the virus, the Ministry of Health said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suspended visa exemption for eight European nations, a move to fight coronavirus as several people have been detected to have the virus after a flight from London.
Vietnamese government has requested compulsory health declarations for all citizens in the country, starting on March 10, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam told a meeting to prevent coronavirus on Sunday.
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As of 7:30 pm on Sunday, nine more people were found infected with novel corinavirus, raising total patients in Vietnam to 30, Ministry of Health said in a report.
Two people who had close contact with the newly-confirmed coronavirus patient returning Hanoi from European countries have been tested positive with the virus, Ministry of Health reported.
A 26-year-old woman who lives in Hanoi was confirmed as the 17th coronavirus patient in Vietnam. She returned Hanoi on March 2 after a trip to several countries in Europe.
Samsung Electronics said on Friday that it would temporarily move some smartphone production to Vietnam after another of its Korean staff tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing it to close a factory.
The Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has decided that health declaration shall be mandatory for all incoming travelers to Vietnam from 6 am on March 7.
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