The Ministry of Health on March 7 afternoon confirmed the 18th COVID-19 infection case in Vietnam, who is a patient returning from the epidemic-hit Republic of Korea (RoK).
A medical worker sprays disinfectant to sterilise Hanoi's streets (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –The Ministry of Health on March 7 afternoon confirmed the 18th COVID-19 infection case in Vietnam, who is a patient returning from theepidemic-hit Republic of Korea (RoK).
The National Instituteof Hygiene and Epidemiology said the same day that the 27-year-old male patientfrom northern Thai Binh province arrived in the RoK’s Daegu city on February 17and came back to Vietnam on flight VJ981 from Busan to Van Don airport in thenorthern province of Quang Ninh on March 4.
After entering Vietnam,the patient was brought to a concentrated quarantine area and had samplestested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
A day earlier, the 17th infection case was reported in the capital city of Hanoi. The 26-year-old femalepatient earlier visited her sister in the UK, then travelled to Italy andreturned to Hanoi on March 1 on flight VN0054.
Vietnam has to datedetected 18 COVID-19 infection cases. Of them, 16 patients had beensuccessfully cured and discharged from hospitals./.
The national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control has sent an urgent official dispatch to the Ministries of Public Security and Transport, and the People’s Committee of Hanoi, asking them to investigate and deal with any possible outbreaks related to a newly confirmed patient in the city.
Soldiers of the Chemistry Army and Military Medicine Department under the Ministry of National Defence on March 7 morning sprayed disinfectant to sterilise Tran Vu and Truc Bach streets and surrounding areas in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district after a COVID-19 case was confirmed a day earlier.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines to inform all passengers, both Vietnamese and foreigners, on the requirement to fill in electronic health declaration forms before boarding flights to Vietnam, starting from 6:00 am on March 7.
The people should not worry or panic but seriously take precautions issued by the Ministry of Health and authorities to join hands fighting the epidemic of the acute respiratory disease caused by SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19), Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Long stressed at a working session on March 7.
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Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
A medical worker sprays disinfectant to sterilise Hanoi's streets (Photo: VNA) 
