2 more people infected with Covid-19, one case related to patient 243
Of the two new patients, one is a neighbor and had close contact with patient 243, the other case has an unknown source of infection.
On the morning of April 8, the Ministry of Health announced 2 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of patients in our country to 251 cases (156 people from abroad, accounting for 62.6%; 95 people with secondary infections).
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| Source: National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. |
BN250:Female patient, Vietnamese nationality, 50 years old, residing in Ha Loi, Me Linh, Hanoi. The patient is a neighbor and had close contact with patient 243. On April 2, the disease started. On April 5, the patient's sample was taken. On April 7, the test result was positive for SARS-CoV-2. Currently, the patient is being treated and isolated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, branch 2.
BN251:The patient is a 64-year-old Vietnamese male residing in Binh Nghia, Binh Luc, Ha Nam. From March 20 to present, the patient has been treated at the Department of Gastroenterology, Ha Nam Provincial General Hospital, and his son and daughter-in-law from Hanoi have come to take care of him. On April 6, the patient's sample was taken. On April 7, the test result was positive for SARS-CoV-2. The patient is currently being treated and isolated at Ha Nam General Hospital. The source of infection is being further investigated.
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| The Ministry of Health has just announced many new cases of Covid-19. Photo: Photo: Viet Linh. |
According to the report of the Treatment Subcommittee of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control (updated at 6:30 p.m. on April 7), 5 patients are receiving oxygen. The number of cases with a negative SARS-CoV-2 test result once is 8. The number of cases with a negative SARS-CoV-2 test result twice is 17. It is expected that 3 people will be announced to be cured today.
