The 61st and 67th patients (second and third from left) receive flowers as congratulations on their recovery on April 1 morning (Photo: VNA) |
The other is a 36-year-old person who was sent to the hospital on March 17 and
confirmed as Case 67 on the next day.
Both of them reside in Van Lam 3 hamlet of Phuoc Nam commune, Ninh Thuan’s Thuan
Nam district.
Doctor Thai Phuong Phien, Director of the Ninh Thuan General Hospital, said
after finishing treatment, they will continue to be quarantined and monitored
for an additional 14 days as regulated by the Ministry of Health.
The two men and three others, also from Phuoc Nam commune, travelled to Malaysia
to attend a religious event on February 27. Then, they boarded Flight VJ826 from
Malaysia to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on March 4.
After arriving in Ninh Thuan on March 5, Case 61 attended several activities and
had contact with many locals.
After the 61st patient was confirmed, Ninh Thuan’s authorities quarantined the
entire Van Lam 3 hamlet, which is home to 981 households with over 5,000 people,
in 28 days, starting at 8pm on March 17.
The province has also sent 150 people with close contact with the 61st and 67th
patients to concentrated quarantine facilities. Among them, 134 have finished
their quarantine period./.
VNA