Up to 13 members of seven families at the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine have been infected with Covid-19, reported Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thach.
According to the ambassador, the embassy has 11 families of staff with seven among those having members infected with Covid-19.
At a hospital in Ukraine
Twelve among the 13 patients were sent to hospital for treatment while the remainder stayed at home for self-treatment based on doctors’ instruction.
The embassy staff cooked meals and then brought food for the patients at hospital every day.
The ambassador and his family members were also Covid-19 patients.
Thach added that the patients were also discharged after the three-week stay at hospital.
The diplomat advised people not to be too anxious when contracting the virus. It is important to strictly conform to Covid-19 prevention regulations.
He highly appreciated the great unity of the Vietnamese community in Ukraine. The embassy has received much assistance from the community.
Ukraine is currently witnessing around 8,000 Covid-19 cases per day, raising the country’s total Covid-19 infections to 1.7 million, including nearly 46,000 deaths.