As of 5.30 pm on 18 March, the number of confirmed coronavirus (known as Covid-19) cases around the world has jumped to 198,752.

Viet Nam has reported 68 confirmed cases till date. 16 among them have fully recovered from the infection, and have been discharged from hospital.

A 41-year-old male American national who married a resident of Da Nang has tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total case of the virus in Da Nang to 4 till date, and the city has kept 102 people suspected of having the virus in isolation.

                   Designed by THANH HUYEN - Translated by MAI DUNG