An ethnic minority teenage girl in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the country’s 268th patient.
The 16- year-old patient from the Mong ethnic minority in a remote village in Dong Van District of Ha Giang province near the Chinese border.
She has three brothers working in China. On April 7, the girl started to show Covid-19 symptoms of fever, cough and breathing difficulties. She was then quarantined at the Dong Van District General Hospital.
After her samples tested positive for the novel coronavirus, she was placed under treatment at the hospital.
Vietnam has recorded a total of 268 Covid-19 patients, including 160 returning from abroad (59.7%) and 108 were community infections (40.3%). Among the cases, 171 have been treated and have made full recovery.
A total of 68,049 people coming into close contact and returning from epidemic-hit areas are being kept in quarantine for health monitoring while 11,884 cases are undergoing concentrated isolation at hospitals and other health facilities. The remaining cases are placed into isolation at home or at places of their residence.
Until now, 23 cases have tested negative for Covid-19 once and 10 cases have tested negative for the virus twice.
Vietnam reports one more Covid-19 case
An ethnic minority teenage girl in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the country’s 268th patient.
Source: dtinews.vn
