A patient infected with coronavirus undergoes treatment in a hospital in Wuhan, China (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)citizen in China has infected with the novel coronavirus (nCoV), becoming the
first Vietnamese national contracted the deadly virus, according to the Embassy
of Vietnam in Beijing.
The 30-year-old patient is a woman from
Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai. She got married in China and is now
residing in Huichang district, Ganzhou city, Jiangxi province.
She was tested positive for nCoV on January
29 and transferred to a local hospital the next day. At present, the patient is
in stable health conditions and suffers no fever.
The Vietnamese Embassy has asked the
Chinese hospital to provide treatment for the patient and continue to keep a
close watch on her conditions.
Meanwhile, three Vietnamese citizens
returning from China’s Wuhan city tested positive for nCoV as of January 30
afternoon, reported the Ministry of Health.
One of them has been quarantined at central
Thanh Hoa province’s hospital, while the other two are undergoing treatment at
the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.
All three have reportedly gone to China’s
Wuhan – the epicentre of the sweeping pneumonia virus outbreak.
Along with a Chinese father and son from
Wuhan admitted to Ho Chi Minh City’s Cho Ray Hospital, Vietnam has recorded
five cases of coronavirus infection so far.
The country is quarantining a total of 32
suspected infected cases, awaiting final test results, while 65 cases have
their results returned negative. Forty-three people are being quarantined
despite having normal health as they have had contacts with suspected
nCoV-infected patients./.
Source: VietnamPlus
