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Vietnam records 13th nCoV infection case

The Ministry of Health announced in February 7 evening that Vietnam has recorded the 13th case tested positive to the novel coronavirus (nCoV).
Vietnam records 13th nCoV infection case ảnh 1A patient from Vinh Phuc is quarantined (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health announced inFebruary 7 evening that Vietnam has recorded the 13th case testedpositive for the novel coronavirus (nCoV).

The 29-year-old woman in the northern province of Vinh Phuc isone of the eight workers returning from China’s Wuhan city on the same flightwith five others who have been confirmed of contracting the acute respiratorydisease caused by the nCoV, the ministry said, adding she is one of the remainingthree who show no symptoms of the disease and have been isolated.

She is now being isolated and still in stable healthconditions with no fever or cough. Her sample was taken on February 3.

This brings the number of the nCoV-positive cases in VinhPhuc province to eight./.
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