A medical worker sterilises a quick test station in Hanoi on March 31. (Photo: VNA)close contact with the 237th COVID-19 patient, a 64-year-old Swedish man, who
was reported infected with the coronavirus on April 1 after being hospitalised for a accident.
From March 11 to 21, the
patient stayed at Ngoc
Anh Hotel at 38 Luong
Van Tuy street in Ninh Binh province.
On March 21, he travelled from
Ninh Binh province to Hanoi at 9.30am in a limousine coach.
From March 21 to 22, he stayed
at Canary Hanoi Hotel at 4 Vu Huu
Loi street, Hanoi.
From March 22 to 31, he stayed
at Star Hotel at 2/25 Lam Du street, Hanoi’s Long Bien district.
On March 26, he was involved in
an accident and was sent to Vietnam-France Hospital in an ambulance. He
returned to a hotel afterwards.
On March 31, he started having
a nosebleed and had an examination at Duc Giang General Hospital then was transferred to the
National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion.
The patient was confirmed to be
infected with COVID-19 on April 1 and admitted to the National Hospital for
Tropical Diseases.
The Ministry of Health
requested all people visiting these areas during the mentioned time frames to
immediately contact local centres for disease control and prevention for
guidance on health monitoring.
As of April 4 morning, Vietnam had
reported 239 COVID-19 infection cases, including
86 patients given all clear./.
Source: VietnamPlus
