Woman infected with SARS-CoV-2 after returning from Japan
A Vietnamese woman who recently returned from Japan has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 1,514, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday evening.
According to the ministry's report, the 24-year-old woman landed at Tho Xuan Airport in Thanh Hoa Province on January 8.
She was sent to a local quarantine area upon arrival and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on January 9.
The patient is now being treated at the Thanh Hoa Lung Hospital.
With this new infection case, the number of imported Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 820.
As of 6 pm on January 10, a total of 1,361 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, 17,634 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.
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According to the ministry's report, the 24-year-old woman landed at Tho Xuan Airport in Thanh Hoa Province on January 8.
She was sent to a local quarantine area upon arrival and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on January 9.
The patient is now being treated at the Thanh Hoa Lung Hospital.
With this new infection case, the number of imported Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 820.
As of 6 pm on January 10, a total of 1,361 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, 17,634 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.
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