Doctors responsible for quarantining infected people (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A 50-year-old man in
the northern province of has tested positive for the novel
, according to the health ministry.
This has brought the total number of cases
contracting the coronavirus disease () in Vietnam to 16, including 11
from Vinh Phuc.
The man residing in Son Loi commune, Binh Xuyen
district, is the father of an infected patient who was one of the eight
Vietnamese workers coming back home from China’s city.
Earlier after his two daughters and wife had
tested positive for the virus, the man was included in the list of the
close-contact people and quarantined for daily health monitoring.
During the process of monitoring, he had no
symptoms of fever, coughing or breathing difficulties.
However, on February 11, he reported to be
slightly tired. Local health workers took his blood sample for testing and the
result was positive for the virus.
At present, he is quarantined at a polyclinic in
Binh Xuyen and in a stable condition.
Seven
COVID-19 cases have been cured in Vietnam./.
Source: VietnamPlus
