An nCoV suspected case is being isolated. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – A man in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has
tested positive for the , known as 2019-nCoV, marking the in Vietnam so far, the said on February 4.
The 30-year-old worker is a resident in Minh Quang commune, Tam Dao district.
He returned to Vietnam from China’s Wuhan in January on a Southern China
flight, the same flight with four other Vietnamese previously tested positive for
the novel virus.
He is being isolated and receiving treatment
at the in Dong Anh district, Hanoi. He
is now in stable condition.
The other cases include two Chinese
nationals (a man and his son, with one already recovering), a Vietnamese hotel
receptionist having contact with the Chinese father and son, and a US citizen
transiting Wuhan on his flight to Vietnam.
On February 2, companies in Vietnam were asked to suspend receiving Chinese
workers who return from infected areas in China after the Lunar New Year
holiday, following an urgent notice issued by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids
and Social Affairs.
Those who have already arrived in Vietnam must be quarantined and monitored for
14 days, the notice says.
Industrial parks, processing and economic zones across the country must also
halt granting new working permits to foreigners from infected areas.
According to the health ministry, the deadly virus originating from Wuhan has
now spread 27 countries and territories worldwide, with 19,843 confirmed cases
as of 6:00 on February 4./.
Source: VietnamPlus
