Hanoi, (VNA) – The Health Ministry has announced the48th case of COVID-19 in the country, a 31-year-old man in Ho ChiMinh Cit👍y.
The patient rode in the same car withpatient No 45th and together with No. 45th met with patientNo. 34th in Binh Thuan province.
On March 11 morning, afterthe announcement of the 34th case, the man was instructed to takequarantine at home. On March 13, he was transferred to a quarantine facilityand had samples taken for test. The city’s Pasteur In꧟stitute confirmed he testedpositive for the coronavirus this morning.
The patient has not shownany symptom and his health is stable.
Soꦍ far eight persons having close contact with the 34th case have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
The first 16 COVID-19 inVietnam have been completely cured. The remaining cases are receiving treatmentin hospital and their health conditions are showing positive signs./.
Foreigners infected with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 would have to cover their treatment fees in Vietnam, but quarantine and testing fees will be free of charge, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.
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The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has asked Vietnamese credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches in the country to disinfect cash in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 outbreak.
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has spoken to Secretary of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China Lu Xinshe on the phone to discuss ways mitigating the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on bilateral economic and trade ties.
The Consular Department under the Foreign Ministry has issued advice to Vietnamese citizens on what they should do amid latest complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic in many countries and territories worldwide.
Vietnam will temporarily deny entry of tourists coming from or transiting Schengen countries and the UK within 14 days before their intended arrival in Vietnam, and suspend visas-on-arrival at border gates amid the rapid and complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic.
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The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
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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.
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