The Emergency Department of the E Hospital in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – An
from the northern province of has tested positive for
SARS-CoV-2 while being treated for another disease at a hospital in Hanoi.
This was the only new case
confirmed by the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and
Control on August 20 morning, raising the national tally to 994.
The patient lives in Thanh Ba district,
Phu Tho province, and went to E Hospital in Hanoi for a health check-up on
August 12.
He stayed at a relative’s house
in Co Nhue, Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi, after that and was admitted to the
Hepatobiliary Department of the E Hospital on August 13.
The patient was diagnosed with
pneumonia after a CT scan and transferred to the Department for Tropical
Diseases of the E Hospital.
He had his blood sample
taken on August 18 and the result was positive for SARS-CoV-2.
The man is being treated at the
National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Dong Anh district.
The E Hospital stopped receiving
new patients from 8pm on August 19 and traced all staff who came into close
contact with the man.
It was initially estimated that
nearly 100 medical workers had close contact with the new patient.
All employees at the hospital
will be tested for COVID-19 and each department sprayed with disinfectant.
The new patient lives with his
son, daughter-in-law, two grandchildren and one great grandchild in Phu Tho
province.
He had not left his house in
Pho Tho for a month prior to travelling to Hanoi.
His family’s relatives did not
visit any COVID-19 hotspots and he has no underlying medical conditions.
Of the total cases confirmed in
Vietnam so far, 533 have made full recovery. There have been 25 fatalities.
As many as 83,644 people who had
close contact with patients or came from pandemic-hit areas are under
quarantine nationwide, including 1,887 in hospitals, 20,294 in other
establishments and 60,981 at home./.
Source: VietnamPlus
