Da Nang city quarantines from COVID-19-hit areas. (Photo: VNA)Da Nang (VNA) –
The central city of Da Nang has quarantined two Vietnamese people as they
showed signs of fever after returning from the (RoK) and northern
Vinh Phuc province, which reported many cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
infections.
One of the two, a 25-year-old
man was detected with fever at Da Nang International Airport and suspected of
infecting the virus after traveling from a -hit area in the RoK on
February 23, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Tien
Hong said.
He was then taken to Da
Nang Hospital for Lung Diseases for quarantine and medical monitoring, Hong
said, adding that the man is now in stable health conditions.
The other, a six-year-old
child with fever has been quarantined at City Paediatrics and
Obstetrics Hospital since February 22. The child had travelled to Vinh Phuc
province, which reported 11 out of 16 infection cases in the country to date.
According to the health
department, the city kept a close watch on 49 flights with 3,708 arrivals. It
has had no cases testing positive for the virus so far./.
Source: VietnamPlus
