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Hanoi (VNA) – Two Vietnamese returning from Cambodia have tested positive
for the novel that causes the acute respiratory disease
(), raising the total number in Vietnam to 118.
The
117th patient is a 30-year-old man residing Tan Hung district, the
Mekong Delta province of Long An. He went on a tour to from March 9-19
and showed symptoms like fever, cough and breathing difficulties on March 16.
He
returned to Vietnam through Moc Bai International Border Gate in Tay Ninh
province on March 19 and has since then been quarantined at Tay Ninh General
Hospital where he was tested positive for the virus.
The
118th patient is a 23-year-old woman with chronic bronchitis. She is
a resident in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang and had worked at Galaxy
casino in Cambodia.
After
entering Vietnam via the Moc Bai International Border Gate on March 19 with
symptoms of fever, cough and breathing difficulties, she was sent to the Tay
Ninh General Hospital for quarantine./.
Source: VietnamPlus
