15 more Covid-19 infection cases have been reported in the past 24 hours in Vietnam, bringing the total number of patients in the country to 194 as of Monday morning.
Health workers at the Bach Mai Hospital
Among the new cases detected, eight were related to the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital where dozens of cases have been found over the past days.
Of the eight patients relating to the hospital, seven are workers of the Truong Sinh Co. Ltd, which provides services for the hospital. One is a 38-year-old man in Hoai Duc district of Hanoi who had received treatment at the hospital's neurology department for eight days. He was discharged from hospital on March 19 but showed cough on March 24, his specimens were taken for viral testing.
Among the seven other cases, there are five Vietnamese, one French and one US citizen. Four have been quarantined since their entry into the country.
One patient is a 27-year-old female student returning from France. She transited Thailand before arriving at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Flight TG564 on March 20.
Another case is 33-year-old man, boarded the same flight to return to Vietnam from Thailand.
The next patient is a 19-year-old female student who headed home from Switzerland. She arrived at Noi Bai airport on Flight VN618 on March 20 after transiting Thailand.
The three are receiving treatment at Ninh Binh province general hospital and are in a stable health.
Another case is a 43-year-old woman living in Trung Hoa ward of Hanoi’s Cau Giay district. She is a local reporter and had an interview with a French tourist who was then found to have the virus on March 12.
The next patient is also a 43-year-old woman who returned from Russia to Vietnam on Flight SU290 and landed at Noi Bai airport on March 25.
Another case is a 52-year-old French woman. She arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on March 10 on Flight TK162 with her husband. She travelled to HCM City, Can Tho, Hoi An and Hue from March 10 to 16. Her husband had tested positive for the virus and is being treated at a local hospital.
The last case is a 30-year-old US citizen, arrived at Noi Bai airport on Flight VN0054 on March 13. He self-quarantined from March 13 to 19 but still had close contact with nine people, including four Vietnamese and five foreigners, living in the same building in Tay Ho District in Hanoi.
Most of the cases are undergoing treatment at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases No. 2 in Hanoi’s Dong Anh district. They are also in stable health condition.
On the afternoon of March 29, four Covid-19 patients were released from hospital in Cu Chi District in Ho Chi Minh City. All of them are Vietnamese women who returned from other countries and were kept in quarantine since their arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport.
According to the Cu Chi makeshift hospital for Covid-19 patients, three other patients are expected to leave the hospital on March 30.