A man has his sample taken for examination at the quick COVID-19 testing site located at the cultural centre of Yen Hoa ward, Hanoi’s Cau Giay district (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Four new COVID-19 infections, including two cases related to Ho Chi Minh City-based Buddha Bar, were confirmed by the Ministry of Health
on April 3 evening,
raising the total number in the country to 237.
The 234th patient is a
69-year-old Vietnamese woman living in Buon Don district in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. She returned from Paris to HCM City
on flight number VN2106, seat 45 on March 18, and was quarantined upon arrival.
The patient tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 that caused the acute respiratory disease (COVID-19) on March 30, then was transferred to the
COVID-19 treatment hospital in HCM City’s Can Gio district for treatment.
The 235th patient is a
25-year-old British man who went to the on March 14.
He showed no symptoms and
underwent treatment at the COVID-19 treatment hospital in HCM City’s Cu Chi district.
The 236th patient is a
26-year-old British woman residing in Thao Dien ward, district 2, HCM City, who also went to the Buddha Bar on March 14.
She was sent to a concentrated quarantine area at district 9’s Academy of Politics on March 25.
The patient was admitted to the COVID-19 treatment hospital
in Cu Chi district after testing positive for the
virus on April 1.
The 237th patient is a
64-year-old Swedish man who entered Vietnam in late December 2019 and travelled to different provinces
and cities across the country, including
Ninh Binh province on March 17, HCM City from March
21 to 22 and Hanoi from March 22. He has blood cancer.
On March 26, the patient was
involved in an accident and was sent to Vietnam- France Hospital in an ambulance. He
returned to a hotel afterwards.
On March 31, he started having
a nosebleed and had an examination at Duc Giang General Hospital then was transferred to the National Institute of Haematology and
Blood Transfusion.
The patient was confirmed to be
infected with on April 1 and admitted to the National Hospital for
Tropical Diseases.
According to the latest report
by the , 85 patients, equivalent to 36 percent of the
confirmed cases, have been
given the all clear as of 18:00 on April 3./.
Source: VietnamPlus
