Vietnam reports one new imported COVID-19 case

A 34-year-old Vietnamese woman who flew home from Russia on May 13 is the latest person to test positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
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Hanoi (VNA) - A 34-year-oldVietnamese woman who flew home from Russia on May 13 is the latest person totest positive for the novelcoronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Sheis the 32nd person from one single flight who has contracted coronavirus,including two members of the cabin crew.

Thewoman who lives in Gia Vien district, Ninh Bình province, tested positive for COVID-19 in Russia but hadmade a full recovery before flying home.

Afterbeing quarantined immediately after landing at Van Donairport in Quang Ninh province, she tested negative.

Butresults from a second test carried out on May 22 came back positive and she is currentlybeing treated Hai Duong city’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

Allpassengers from the plane, which flew from Moscow to the Van Don airport wereimmediately quarantined on arrival, posing no risk to the community.

Since thefirst case was recorded in Vietnam on January 23,there have been a total of 325 people tested positive with 185 imported cases from other countries.

A total of267, around 82 percent, have made a full recovery.

Right nowthere are 15,412 people are in quarantine across the country, including 58 at hospitals, 8,523 at concentrated quarantineestablishments and 6,831 at home./.
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