TIẾNG VIỆT Vietnamese woman, 24, the latest coronavirus confirmed case in Vietnam, bringing total to 32
A doctor at Cu Chi Field Hospital for novel coronavirus patients and suspects in Ho Chi Minh City, February 10, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.
She met Nhung in London on February 2 and on March 2, she began coughing and went for medical checks.
On March 7, the woman started coughing a lot and learned that Nhung was tested positive for the virus in Vietnam the same day.
She went to hospital in London for medical check again but the hospital asked her to isolate herself at home.
In March, the woman was taken on a private plane to Ho Chi Minh City where she was confirmed having the virus. The patient has been quarantined and treated at the field hospital in Cu Chi district.
Of the total infection cases confirmed so far in Vietnam, 16 had been cleared of the virus and exited hospitals. All the rest patients have been reported over the last four days.
The Covid-19 outbreak has thus far spread to 113 countries and territories around the world, killing over 4,000.
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Source: VGP
