Early this morning April 8, the Ministry of Health announced 2 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of patients in Vietnam to 251. Notably, both new patients were contagious in the community, 1 person with unknown source. Infect with many complex epidemiological factors.

Specifically, 2 new patients have the following information:

Patient 250 is a female, Vietnamese nationality, 50 years old, residing in Ha Loi, Me Linh, Hanoi, is a neighbor and has close contact with the patient 243. On 2-4 she started the disease. On April 5, she was sampled and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on April 7.

Currently, the patient is treated and isolated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases 2.

Patient 251 is male, Vietnamese nationality, 64 years old, residing in Binh Nghia, Binh Luc, Ha Nam. From March 20 until now, the patient has been treated at the gastrointestinal department of Ha Nam General Hospital, and his son and daughter-in-law are from Hanoi.

On April 6, he was given a sample sample, on April 7, tested for a positive result for SARS-CoV-2.

Currently, the patient is being treated and isolated at Ha Nam General Hospital. This case is continuing to investigate the source of transmission. More than 30 nurses' contact with patients are in isolation in a private area.

Source: Ministry of Health

Because patient 251 has many complicated epidemiological factors, is a severe patient, has an unknown source of transmission, has a long hospital stay, last night 7-4, Ha Nam province had an urgent meeting to take urgent measures. prevention in this case.

Up to now, the country has 251 patients, 122 cases have been cured.

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