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According to the ministry's report, the a 46-year-old man arrived at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on March 10. He was sent to a local quarantine area upon arrival and tested positive for coronavirus on March 12.
The patient is now being treated at the Cu Chi Field Hospital for Covid-19 patients.
With this new infection case, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 2,554, including 901 locally-transmitted cases reported since the new outbreak started in Hai Duong on January 28. Hai Duong Province alone has recorded 717 cases.
As of 6 pm on March 14, a total of 2,086 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, nearly 40,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.