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Hanoi (VNA) – The on March 16
evening announced the latest case of , the 61st, in the
country.
The announcement came after the
said earlier the same day that the test of the sample sent from the central
coastal province of Ninh Thuan turns out to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2 that
causes the disease.
The patient is a 42-year-old resident of Ninh Thuan
province. He visited Malaysia on February 27 and returned to Vietnam on March 4
on Flight VJ862 to Ho Chi Minh
City.
After coming back to his locality, the man on March 10 had a
fever and felt a throat pain but did not take any medicine. He visited the Ninh
Thuan General Hospital on March 15 for check-up and treatment.
The patient is now being treated at the hospital./.
Source: VietnamPlus
