Doctors take samples for quick Covid-19 testing at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi on March 31
The Ministry of Health said that three among the new cases are Vietnamese people who returned from foreign countries.
One patient is a 26-year-old woman, returned from Thailand on March 20. Earlier, she had close contact with a person who was then found to have SARS-CoV-2.
Another case is a 23-year-old female student returning from the US. She departed the US on March 19 and transited Abu Dhabi and Bangkok before arriving in Hanoi on March 20.
Another patient is a 35-year-old woman returning from Russia on March 27.
One more patient is a 38-year-old woman,is an employee of the Truong Sinh Co. Ltd, which provides services for the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital.
And the last case is a 55-year-oldwoman living in Duc Giang ward of Hanoi’s Long Bien district. She is a cook at the Petrolimex Hanoi. From March 18 to 24, she had close contact with a person who was then found to have the virus.
According to the ministry, 58 patients have recovered by March 31. 51 others have tested negative for the virus while all the others are in stable condition.
