Another passenger of the flight returning from Russia on May 13 has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, becoming the 314th Covid-19 patient in Vietnam.
A doctor takes care of a Covid-19 patient
The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday morning that the new patient is a 62-year-old Vietnamese woman residing in Thieu Hoa District in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.
The woman was sent to quarantine with all 344 other passengers and the flight crew right after landing at the Van Don International Airport.
She is now being treated at Hai Duong Provincial Hospital for Tropical Diseases and is in stable condition.
On May 15, twenty four other passengers of this flight were also confirmed to have the virus.
The flight carried 345 repatriated Vietnamese citizens from Moscow who are mostly children under 18 years old, students unable to access dormitories, pregnant women, the elderly, transit passengers and employees with expired contracts and visas.
As of 6am on May 16, Vietnam has gone 30 days without Covid-19 community transmission.
260 patients have recovered and no deaths have been confirmed.
Speaking at a meeting of permanent Government members on May 15 to look into the prevention and control of the pandemic, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that Vietnam was currently clear of any community transmission of Covid-19 and this is an important condition for the country to attract investment and development resources.