Vietnam confirms 21st Covid-19 case

Medical officers wearing facemasks amid concerns of the spread of the coronavirus walking inside an isolated area on Truc Bach street in Hanoi on Sunday (March 8). Vietnam reported its 21st confirmed case of the Covid-19 symptoms, as the number of cases went over 100,000 worldwide. - AFP

HANOI: Vietnam's Ministry of Health reported a new case of Covid-19 (coronavirus) infection in the capital of Hanoi on Sunday (March 8), bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 21, Vietnam News Agency reported.

The 61-year-old male patient, who is the fourth confirmed case in the Vietnamese capital, was on the same flight with an earlier confirmed female, the news agency reported.