As of 6.00 pm on 19 March, the number of confirmed coronavirus (known as Covid-19) cases around the world has jumped to 219,388.

Viet Nam has reported 76 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 female 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 placed 448 people in isolation to monitor their health.

                    Designed by THANH HUYEN - Translated by MAI DUNG