Experts from the Ministry of Health check disease prevention and control at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.(Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – No
cases of , caused by a novel coronavirus (nCoV), have been
reported in Vietnam by January 19, according to the Preventive Medicine
Department under the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Two Chinese people from Wuhan
City who were in Vietnam were tested negative to the nCoV. They were discharged
from and returned to their country, the department said.
The MoH will continue to
closely supervise the disease at border gates, hospitals and in the community
to get ready for treatment and management.
According to WHO, cases of
acute pneumonia caused by nCoV were reported in Wuhan city of China’s Hubei province.
The first patient developed s on December 12 last year. As many as 45
people in the city were reported to be suffering from the disease by January
19.
The first death from the virus
occurred in the city on January 9.
Two other cases have detected
in Thailand and Japan with health authorities in both countries saying the
patients had visited Wuhan prior to their hospitalisation./.
Source: VietnamPlus
