Vietnam announces 34th case of nCoV infection
The 51-year-old woman, being treated at Binh Thuan General Hospital, is "patient 34," the Ministry of Health said on the afternoon of March 10.
The patient is a businesswoman, residing in Binh Thuan province.
On February 22, she flew from Vietnam to New York, transiting at Incheon airport in South Korea for 3 hours.
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A week later, she returned to Vietnam from the US, transiting at the airport in Doha, Qatar, entering the country on the morning of March 2 at Tan Son Nhat. Then she took a car to Binh Thuan.
On March 5, she had symptoms of cough and fever. Four days later, she went to Binh Thuan General Hospital and was treated in isolation there.
Since returning to Vietnam, in addition to family members, the patient has come into contact with many other people. Currently, local authorities have identified 14 people who had direct contact with the patient and are conducting quarantine.
