Illustrative image (Source: VNA) (VNA) – Hanoi authorities on December 5 recorded two coronavirus-positive
patients, including a man who again tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 after
being discharged from hospital in Dong Da district, and a diplomat entering
Vietnam and under stay-at-home quarantine in Bac Tu Liem district.
According to Deputy Director of the municipal Centre for
Disease Control Khong Minh Tuan, Patient
No.1150 had returned from France and been quarantined and treated at the
Health Centre of Long Dien district in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung
Tau.
He was discharged from hospital on December 1 and has been
quarantined at home. His sample was taken for test for the first time on
December 3 and the result on December 4 affirmed him positive for the coronavirus
again. The patient is currently treated at National Hospital for Tropical
Diseases 2. Those having close contacts with him have their samples taken for
tests and been quarantined at home.
The other is an imported case. The 54-year-old Libyan man lives and works
in Vietnam. On November 12, he flew to Turkey and stayed there until November
19 to bring his family, including his wife and four children, to Vietnam aboard
Flight QR976, which transited in Doha (Qatar) and landed at Noi Bai airport on November 19.
As he is a diplomat, he and his family were quarantined at
his residence in Bac Tu Liem district. Right at November 19 night, the
district Medical Centre took samples for tests and the results
confirmed all of them negative.
The patient, who has underlying high blood pressure and
cardiovascular diseases, felt tired on November 30 and was brought to Duc Giang
General Hospital for check-ups and treatment on a specialised vehicle. He was
brought back to his place of residence on December 1, and the result of his
sample test on December 3 was positive. He then was moved to National
Hospital for Tropical Diseases 2 for treatment and quarantine. His wife and
children still tested negative./.
Source: VietnamPlus
