Another person from a village identified as a Covid-19 hotspot has tested positive for the virus.

Residents in Ha Loi Village wait to be tested for Covid-19

The 46-year-old man is the 13^th person to contract coronavirus from Ha Loi Village in Ha Noi’s Me Linh District.

Wednesday morning’s announcement from the Ministry of Health means there have now been a total of 267 Covid-19 patients in Viet Nam.

He is the father of the 257^th patient and husband of the 258^th patient. He had close contact with patient 243 on March 20.

He was taken to a quarantine centre on April 8 and started to develop a fever, sore throat and tiredness five days later.

He tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on April 14.

The man is being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Disease No 2 in Ha Noi’s Dong Anh District.

So far, 169 people who contracted the disease have been treated and made a full recovery.

Source: VNS