TIẾNG VIỆT Buddha Bar's Canadian guest among three latest coronavirus patients in Vietnam
Several newly confirmed patients used to visit Buddha Bar. Photo: VnExpress
A Canadian citizen, aged 27, a foreign language teacher, who lives in Ho Chi Minh City's District 2, has become 120th coronavirus patient in Vietnam.
He had close contact with patient No. 91, who is a British pilot and visited the Buddha Bar before being tested positive with the virus.
The Canadian national flew to Vietnam on February 11, 2020. He was taken to a centralized quarantine facility on March 19 and got fever and cough two days later.
The man is being treated at Cu Chi field hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. On March 21, 2020, the patient had fever, dry cough, transferred to Cu Chi field hospital for isolation and treatment.
Patient No. 119 is a 29-year old American man living in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. He works for BCG financial consultancy company at No. 39, Le Duan Street, Ben Nghe Ward in District 1.
He travelled between Vietnam and Indonesia and Thailand between March 1-15. After returning to Vietnam, he went to several places for eating, entertainment and sport activities.
On March 19, he got fever and sore throat and went for medical checks the following day at FV hospital where he was hospitalized for quarantine, diagnosis and treatment.
Patient No. 121 is a 58-year old man from Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City.
The man and his wife were passengers on ANA flight NH831 from New York, the US to Ho Chi Minh City on March 19 after transiting in Japan's Narita airport.
The couple were sent to quarantie facility in Can Gio District. On March 20, the man got fever but no cough or shortness of breath. After being tested positive for the virus, he was moved to a medical center in Can Gio for treatment.
Of total infection cases in Vietnam so far, 17 had been cleared of the virus and exited hospitals while all the current patients have been reported since March 6.
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Source: Ministry of Health, VGP
