The 9th case in Vietnam is infected with corona virus

Ministry of Health on 4/2 morning confirmed 30-year-old male patient in Vinh Phuc, positive for nCoV and the 9th case in Vietnam.

The patient was one of eight returning from Wuhan on the Southern China Airlines flight CZ8315 on January 17. Four of these have so far been positive for nCoV.

"This man has close contact with other people at high risk should get sick," according to the Ministry of Health.

Currently patients are treated isolation at Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases 2 Dong Anh, Hanoi. Stable health status, nCoV sample tested by Realtime RT-PCR technique at National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.

Earlier the patient accompanied 7 other Vietnamese from Nihon Plast Company of Japan to China to train in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. This group returned to Vietnam via Noi Bai airport, then was picked up by company car, moved to the company's headquarters, then went home.

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Doctors at Cho Ray Hospital wear protective clothing before entering the room to isolate patients with pneumonia.(Photo: Huu Khoa).

Vinh Phuc is currently the province with the most Vietnamese coronary respiratory infections, with three people. The patients went in a delegation from Wuhan to the country on January 17.

Ho Chi Minh City is treating 3 positive cases, both foreigners, including Wuhan human father (infecting each other) and an American overseas Vietnamese transiting Wuhan airport for 2 hours.

Khanh Hoa and Thanh Hoa each have a ca. The patient in Khanh Hoa who contracted the disease from a Chinese father and daughter infected with nCoV was being treated at Cho Ray Hospital. The patient in Thanh Hoa, who went to Wuhan with Vinh Phuc patients, was discharged yesterday.