Dr Ton That Thanh, the Director of the Da Nang Centre of Preventive Medicine, said this morning that tests on 11 other patients who were suspected of having the novel coronavirus (nCoV) have come back negative.

“Up to now, the throat swabs and blood serum samples of 48 suspected cases with high fever in the city have been sent to the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute to test for the virus, and all have been confirmed negative ”, Dr Thanh remarked.

All suspected patients have been receiving medical treatment at the Da Nang Lung, Da Nang General, and Maternity and Paediatrics hospitals.

A total of 37 people who have returned to the city from abroad, not from China’s Wuhan, have been checked and closely monitored their health conditions in the locality. All of them have been in normal health.

After getting instructions from the municipal authorities, Chloramine B disinfectant chemical has been sprayed at 533 schools, 33 markets, and 51 other public places across the city.

By PHAN CHUNG - Translated by MAI DUNG