Members of the Vietnam Telemedicine Centre for COVID-19 Outbreak Control connect with doctors at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases. (Photo:VNA)Hanoi (VNA)
– Eight new cases were confirmed in Vietnam on late March 8, according
to the Ministry of Health.
The
comprise four in the northern province of Quang Ninh, two in the northern
border province of Lao Cai and two in the central city of Da Nang.
All of them boarded
flight VN0054 from London to Noi Bai on March 2 – the same flight as female
patient N.H.N who was confirmed to be infected
with the novel SARS-CoV-2 on March
6.
has to date detected 29 COVID-19 infection cases. Of
them, 16 patients had been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals,
while 13 are being put in quarantine. They are in stable health condition.
Earlier the day, Vietnam reported that a 61-year-old man in Hanoi, who also boarded the flight, was confirmed
positive for the virus.
Source: VietnamPlus
