(VOVWORLD) - The number of Covid-19 infections in Vietnam reach 21 after the country confirmed 1 more cases on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health.
 Medical workers spray Truc Bach street, Hanoi, with disinfectant. |
The latest infection case is a man from Truc Bach ward in Hanoi. He had been seated close to the row of a female patient named N.H.N during the flight.
N.H.N was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 on Friday. She earlier visited her sister in the UK, then travelled to Italy and returned to Hanoi on March 1 on flight VN0054.
On Saturday afternoon, Vietnam reported two more Covid-19 infection cases related to N.H.N. The two patients include a 64-year-old woman who is the female patient’s aunt and a 27-year-old man – the patient’s driver.
Also on Saturday, the Ministry of Health confirmed the 18th Covid-19 infection case in Vietnam, who is a patient returning from the epidemic-hit Republic of Korea.
Of the 21 Covid-19 infection cases in Vietnam, 16 patients had been successfully cured and discharged from hospital. The 5 latest cases are under treatment.