The SARS-CoV-2 variant found in patients at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is A.23.1, which was first found in the African country of Rwanda in late October 2020, according to a report by the Hospital of Tropical Diseases on genetic analysis of the virus.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son on February 10 asked Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City to be ready to admit COVID-19 patients in case of overload in other medical facilities.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 08:09 GMT+7
Health workers handle COVID-19 test tubes in Vietnam. Photo: Tran Chinh
Vietnam confirmed one domestic COVID-19 case on Wednesday morning, with the confirmation given only after the fourth test.
The 22-year-old patient was registered in northern Bac Giang Province, the Ministry of Health said.
He started to be quarantined on February 1, when his wife was recorded as patient 1,820.
He had tested negative for the coronavirus three times before his fourth test came back positive on Tuesday.
The patient is being isolated for treatment at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.
The Ministry of Health announced 16 local infections on Tuesday.
At least three localities in northern and central Vietnam will isolate people from HCMC for 14-21 days as a Covid-19 containment attempt. - VnExpress International