Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Vietnamese woman who flew home from Russia on May 13 is the latest person to
test positive for the novel
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
She
is the 32nd person from one single flight who has contracted coronavirus,
including two members of the cabin crew.
The
woman who lives in Gia Vien district, Ninh Bình province, tested positive for in Russia but had
made a full recovery before flying home.
After
being quarantined immediately after landing at Van Don
airport in Quang Ninh province, she tested negative.
But
results from a second test carried out on May 22 came back positive and she is currently
being treated Hai Duong city’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
All
passengers from the plane, which flew from Moscow to the Van Don airport were
immediately quarantined on arrival, posing no risk to the community.
Since the
first case was recorded in Vietnam on January 23,
there have been a total of 325 people tested positive with 185 imported cases from other countries.
A total of
267, around 82 percent, have made a full recovery.
Right now
there are 15,412 people are in quarantine across the country, including 58 at hospitals, 8,523 at concentrated quarantine
establishments and 6,831 at home./.
Source: VietnamPlus
