Two new cases reported bringing nationwide total to 239

By VNA / DA NANG Today

April 04, 2020, 09:36 [GMT+7]

Two new Covid-19 cases, including one relating to Ha Noi’s Bach Mai Hospital, were reported by the Ministry of Health Saturday morning.

A medical worker sprays a hospital visitor with sanitiser. — Photo nld.com.vn

It brings the total number of infected patients nationwide to 239. The number of patients recovered still stands at 86.

The 238t^h patient is a 17-year-old girl living in Thach Ha District of Ha Tinh Province.

Previously, she was a living with her friend (patient No. 210) in Thailand.

On March 18, she entered Viet Nam by a coach via Cha Lo Border Gate in Quang Binh Province. She was taken to a quarantine facility after arriving.

She was moved to a facility in Thach Long Commune, Huong Khe District of Ha Tinh Province where she tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

At present, the patient is isolated in the Cau Treo General Hospital of Ha Tinh Province where her condition is described as stable.

The 239^th patient is a 71-year-old man living in Ta Duong District of Vinh Phuc Province.

On March 11, the patient went to the Bạch Mai Hospital’s Gastroenterology Department for medical treatment and returned home on the same day.

Seven days later, the patients came back the hospital for a checkup. Then he returned home in Vinh Phuc on March 19.

While he was at the hospital, the patient bought food at the canteen. From March 19 to 26, he remained at home and self-quarantined for a further two days.

He was admitted to the Vinh Phuc Hospital with light fever on March 28 and tested positive for the virus on April 2.

At present, he is being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Disease, Dong Anh branch.

Previously, four new Covid-19 infections, including two cases related to Ho Chi Minh City-based Buddha Bar, were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on April 3 evening, raising the total number in the country to 237

The 234^th patient is a 69-year-old Viet Namese woman living in Buon Don district in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. She returned from Paris to HCM City on flight number VN2106, seat 45 on March 18, and was quarantined upon arrival.

The patient tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that caused the acute respiratory disease (Covid-19) on March 30, then was transferred to the Covid-19 treatment hospital in HCM City’s Can Gio district for treatment.

The 235^th patient is a 25-year-old British man who went to the Buddha Bar on March 14.

He showed no symptoms and underwent treatment at the Covid-19 treatment hospital in HCM City’s Cu Chi district.

The 236th patient is a 26-year-old British woman residing in Thao Dien ward, district 2, HCM City, who also went to the Buddha Bar on March 14.

She was sent to a concentrated quarantine area at district 9’s Academy of Politics on March 25.

The patient was admitted to the Covid-19 treatment hospital in Cu Chi district after testing positive for the virus on April 1.

The 237^th patient is a 64-year-old Swedish man who entered Viet Nam in late December 2019 and travelled to different provinces and cities across the country, including Ninh Binh province on March 17, HCM City from March 21 to 22 and Hanoi from March 22. He has blood cancer.

On March 26, the patient was involved in an accident and was sent to Viet Nam- France Hospital in an ambulance. He returned to a hotel afterwards.

On March 31, he started having a nosebleed and had an examination at Duc Giang General Hospital then was transferred to the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion.

The patient was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 on April 1 and admitted to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

Source: VNS/VNA