A medical worker is spraying a quarantine area with sanitiser. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The on March 23 noon confirmed three new
COVID-19 cases in Vietnam, raising the total in the country to 116 so far.
The
114th patient is a 19-year-old Vietnamese student from the
Netherlands, who flew home on Flight SQ 176 on March 15. Upon entry, he tested
negative for SARS-CoV-2, but later tests turned to positive.
The
man is being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases No. 2 in
Hanoi’s outskirts district of Dong Anh, and in stable health conditions.
The
115th patient is a 44-year-old Vietnamese woman in the Czech
Republic, and the daughter of the 94th patient – one of the five
family members who returned to Vietnam from the Czech Republic on Flight SU290
on March 18.
She
is hospitalized in a stable health condition at the National Hospital for
Tropical Diseases No. 2.
The
116th patient is a 29-year-old doctor of the Emergency Department under the
.
He has been involved in the screening of suspected
cases and treatment of confirmed cases since January 31.
The Health Ministry said he was fully equipped
with protective gear at work. After work, he stayed in an isolated area reserved
for medical staff at the hospital.
On March 19, the doctor had a sore throat. A day
later, he started coughing and developed a fever and muscle pains. The next
day, he quarantined himself in the emergency department’s area. His samples
tested positive for the novel at the National Institute of Hygiene
and Epidemiology.
He is being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases No. 2, and in stable health./.
Source: VietnamPlus
