A Japanese man who died in Ha Noi on Saturday evening had tested positive for COVID-19.

The Somerset West Point Hotel in Ha Noi’s Tay Ho District where a Japanese man died on Saturday

The 54-year-old was staying on the ninth floor of the Somerset West Point Hotel in Tay Ho.

The Ha Noi Centre for Disease Control said although the actual cause of death is still to be determined, tests carried out post mortem revealed he was carrying the virus.

Local authorities have sterilised the area surrounding the building and 139 hotel employees and guests have been quarantined.

The deceased entered Viet Nam on January 17 and was quarantined at HCM City’s Tan Binh District. During the quarantine period, he tested negative twice.

After his release from quarantine he flew from HCM City to Ha Noi on February 1.

The man’s body has been transferred to the funeral home of the Viet Nam-Germany Hospital.

Authorities in the capital are trying to track and trace anyone who may have come into contact with the man since he arrived in the country.

His travel details are:

* IBIS Hotel, HCM City, January 31.

* Flight VN254 from 11:00 to 13:20 on February 1, from HCM City to Ha Noi.

* Somerset West Point Hotel, 2 Tay Ho Street, Quang An, Tay Ho District, from February 1 to 13

* Sun Red River Building, No. 23, Phan Chu Trinh, Hoan Kiem District, Room 903 and Tokyo Red Grill restaurant on the 2nd floor on February 2.

* Hachi ju hachi Restaurant, 168 Xuan Dieu, Quang An Ward, Tay Ho district, from 6-8pm on February 3.

* Raffles Medical Clinic, 51 Xuan Dieu Street, Quang An Ward, Tay Ho district, on the mornings of February 4 and February 8.

* Torikichi Restaurant, 75 Kim Ma Thuong Street, Linh Lang Ward, Ba Dinh District, from 7pm to 9pm on February 5.

Anyone who may have met the man is urged to contact their nearest medical station or call 0969082115 or 0949396115.

Source: VNS