First Vietnamese citizens test positive for coronavirus


Doctors of Chợ Rẫy Hospital wear protective clothing when entering the quarantine area. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Three Vietnamese citizens returning from China's Wuhan tested positive for coronavirus as of Thursday (Jan 30)afternoon, according to the Ministry of Health, bringing the total number of active cases in the country to four.

One of them is being quarantined at Thanh Hoá Province Hospital, while the other two are undergoing treatment at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.

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