A medical worker is disinfecting a concentrated quarantine area (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam confirmedseven new COVID-19 infection cases on March 22 night, bringing the total numberin the Southeast Asian country to 106.
The 100th patient is a 55-year-old man, residing in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 8.
He returned to Vietnam from Malaysia onflight AK524 of AirAsia on March 3 and was asked to self-quarantine at home.
From March 4-17, he went to Jamiul AnwarCathedral at 157B/9 on Duong Ba Trac street in ward 1 in HCM City’s district 8for five times.
Despite showing no illness symptoms, hehad sample taken on March 18 by the district medical centre for testing likethose returning from religious gatherings in Malaysia. His sample was tested positivefor the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by the HCM City Pasteur Institute on March22.
The patient is now quarantined fortreatment at the HCM City Hospital of Tropical Diseases.
Four other patients confirmed to beinfected with the virus were passengers of flight VN0050 from the UK to Can ThoInternational Airport on March 8. They were brought to a concentrated quarantinearea in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap although showing no symptoms.
The 101st patient is a 26-year-old Vietnamese woman from HCM City’s Phu Nhuan district. Her seat onflight VN0050 is number 26F.
The 102nd patient is a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl from Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district. She sat at the No 20Dseat on the flight.
The 103rd patient is a 22-year-old Vietnamese man from HCM City’s Phu Nhuan district. His seat number onflight VN0050 is 12F.
The 104th patient is a 33-year-old Vietnamese woman residing in HCM City’s district 12. She sat at the No27D seat on the flight from the UK to the Can Tho International Airport.
The remaining two patients, detected atTra Vinh’s concentrated quarantine area, were passengers of flight AK575 ofAirAsia from Malaysia to the Can Tho International Airport on March 18.
They were taken to Tra Vinh province’sconcentrated quarantine area upon their arrival despite showing no diseasesymptoms.
The 105th patient is a 35-year-old Vietnamese woman from Cho Moi district in the Mekong Delta province ofAn Giang. Her seat number on flight AK575 is 6E.
The 106th patient is also aVietnamese woman, 20, from Chau Phu district, An Giang province. She sat at the6C seat on the flight./.
The 100th patient is a 55-year-old man, residing in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 8.
He returned to Vietnam from Malaysia onflight AK524 of AirAsia on March 3 and was asked to self-quarantine at home.
From March 4-17, he went to Jamiul AnwarCathedral at 157B/9 on Duong Ba Trac street in ward 1 in HCM City’s district 8for five times.
Despite showing no illness symptoms, hehad sample taken on March 18 by the district medical centre for testing likethose returning from religious gatherings in Malaysia. His sample was tested positivefor the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by the HCM City Pasteur Institute on March22.
The patient is now quarantined fortreatment at the HCM City Hospital of Tropical Diseases.
Four other patients confirmed to beinfected with the virus were passengers of flight VN0050 from the UK to Can ThoInternational Airport on March 8. They were brought to a concentrated quarantinearea in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap although showing no symptoms.
The 101st patient is a 26-year-old Vietnamese woman from HCM City’s Phu Nhuan district. Her seat onflight VN0050 is number 26F.
The 102nd patient is a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl from Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district. She sat at the No 20Dseat on the flight.
The 103rd patient is a 22-year-old Vietnamese man from HCM City’s Phu Nhuan district. His seat number onflight VN0050 is 12F.
The 104th patient is a 33-year-old Vietnamese woman residing in HCM City’s district 12. She sat at the No27D seat on the flight from the UK to the Can Tho International Airport.
The remaining two patients, detected atTra Vinh’s concentrated quarantine area, were passengers of flight AK575 ofAirAsia from Malaysia to the Can Tho International Airport on March 18.
They were taken to Tra Vinh province’sconcentrated quarantine area upon their arrival despite showing no diseasesymptoms.
The 105th patient is a 35-year-old Vietnamese woman from Cho Moi district in the Mekong Delta province ofAn Giang. Her seat number on flight AK575 is 6E.
The 106th patient is also aVietnamese woman, 20, from Chau Phu district, An Giang province. She sat at the6C seat on the flight./.
VNA
