Vietnam informs movement history in Europe of COVID-19 patient

 

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry
of Foreign Affairs has informed the Embassies of France, Italy and the UK in
Hanoi and asked the Vietnamese Embassies in Paris, Rome and London to share
with relevant agencies of the host countries about movement history and
temporary residence address in the UK of a Vietnamese woman who was tested
positive for the novel SARS-CoV-2 after travelling to several
European nations.

Spokeswoman of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang revealed this information on March 7, adding
that the ministry also informed the nations which had citizens on the same
flight with the confirmed patient so that they could deploy proper measures in
order to prevent the spread of the virus in the community.

“Vietnam will continue and
regularly share information and coordinate with other countries and
international organizations and relevant partners in the fight against the
acute respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus ,” she added.

The 26-year-old patient earlier visited her sister in the
UK, then travelled to Milan
(Italy) and Paris (France) and returned to Hanoi on March 1 on
flight VN0054 of Vietnam
Airlines.

After coming
back to Vietnam, she showed symptoms of fever, cough and tiredness. The patient
then came to Hong Ngoc hospital in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh  district for medical check-up and was diagnosed
to suffer pneumonia.

As she had gone through
COVID-19-hit countries, the patient was brought to the National Hospital of
Tropical Diseases for treatment and supervision. Her sample then was tested
positive for the virus.

Vietnam has to date confirmed 20
infection cases. Of them, 16 patients have been cured and discharged
from hospitals./.