Three Vietnamese citizens, who returned from Wuhan have been diagnosed with coronavirus, Do Xuan Tuyen, Deputy minister of Vietnam’s Ministry of Health said in the afternoon of January 30.
The three were among many people returned from China’s Wuhan amid a deadly outbreak started by the pneumonia-causing virus, bringing the number of active cases in the Southeast Asian country to four.
Two different methods were used to test biological samples from the three people, and the results were positive for the new coronavirus (nCoV). It is the first time that Vietnamese citizens have been confirmed to be infected with the virus, said Deputy minister.
Two of three patients are Hanoians, currently quarantined and treated at at National Hospital Of Tropical Diseases in Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district of Hanoi, the other patient is being quarantined at Thanh Hoa City General Hospital. VNExpress, a local media reports.
National Hospital Of Tropical Diseases in Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district of Hanoi on Google Map
Thanh Hoa City General hospital on Google Map
As of Thursday afternoon, Vietnam has recorded five cases of individuals infected with the new coronavirus, two first cases in Ho Chi Minh City — a father and son from Wuhan. Tuesday this week, one of the first confirmed cases has recovered.
The country has set up a rapid response team, and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed ministries to strictly enforce the ban on importing wildlife into the country, according to VNA.
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