Quick SARS-CoV-2 tests conducted in Hanoi's Cau Giay district (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Justone new COVID-19 infection case was reported on April 4 afternoon, bringing thetotal number in the country to 240.
The 240th patient is a 29-year-old Vietnamesewoman from Luc Nam district in the northernprovince of Bac Giangwho lived andworked inBangkok, Thailand.
On March 19, she joined a partyin Thailand with the family of the 166thpatient – a 25-year-old woman also from Bac Giang province.
On March 20, she returned to Hanoi on flightVN618, seat 28B from Bangkok and was sent to a concentrated quarantine camp in Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province upon arrival.
She developed a fever on March 31 and testedpositive to SARS-CoV-2 on April 1 at Ninh Binh province’s General Hospital.
Her six roommates at the quarantine camp alltested negative for the virus on the same day.
On March 30, health officials in the centralprovince of Quang Binhisolated eight people who had been in close contact with the 166th patient whenthey were in Thailand.
As of April 4 afternoon, Vietnam hassuccessfully treated 90 COVID-19 patients.
The number of suspected infections was 3,736,down 935 cases compared to April 3.
The healthcare sector also urged localities totrace all people who had come in contact with the 237th patient – a Swedish manwho was confirmed infected with COVID-19 on April 1 afterbeing hospitalised following an accident./.
The 240th patient is a 29-year-old Vietnamesewoman from Luc Nam district in the northernprovince of Bac Giangwho lived andworked inBangkok, Thailand.
On March 19, she joined a partyin Thailand with the family of the 166thpatient – a 25-year-old woman also from Bac Giang province.
On March 20, she returned to Hanoi on flightVN618, seat 28B from Bangkok and was sent to a concentrated quarantine camp in Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province upon arrival.
She developed a fever on March 31 and testedpositive to SARS-CoV-2 on April 1 at Ninh Binh province’s General Hospital.
Her six roommates at the quarantine camp alltested negative for the virus on the same day.
On March 30, health officials in the centralprovince of Quang Binhisolated eight people who had been in close contact with the 166th patient whenthey were in Thailand.
As of April 4 afternoon, Vietnam hassuccessfully treated 90 COVID-19 patients.
The number of suspected infections was 3,736,down 935 cases compared to April 3.
The healthcare sector also urged localities totrace all people who had come in contact with the 237th patient – a Swedish manwho was confirmed infected with COVID-19 on April 1 afterbeing hospitalised following an accident./.
VNA
