Another case of COVID-19 was reported in Viet Nam at 19:30 on March 8 by the Health Ministry, raising the total number of cases in the country to 30.

A quarantined area in Ha Noi (Photo: VNA)

The new patient is a UK citizen who boarded flight VN0054 from London to Ha Noi-based Noi Bai International Airport on March 2. After entering Viet Nam, the 66-year-old female patient travelled to Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

She is now in stable heath condition, showing no symptoms of fever, cough and breathing difficulties.

Of the 30 COVID-19 infection cases in Viet Nam, 16 had been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals.

(Source: VNA)