Vietnam's confirmed Covid-19 cases total 148

A health worker wearing a protective clothing amid concerns of the spread of Covid-19, checks temperatures of visitors at the entrance of Bach Mai hospital in Hanoi on March 24, 2020. - AFP

HANOI (Xinhua): Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Thursday (March 26) morning confirmed seven new cases of Covid-19 infection, bringing the total in the country to 148.

The seven new cases included a French and a South African travelling to Vietnam recently, four Vietnamese citizens returning home from Britain, the United States and Thailand, and a Vietnamese man travelling to southern Can Tho city by air recently, the ministry said.