Vietnam's Covid-19 cases rise to 212

A medical specialist wearing a protective suit collects a blood specimen at a rapid testing centre for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 31, 2020.- Reuters

HANOI (Xinhua): Vietnam's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (April 1) that five more local citizens had tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 212.

The five cases include three people recently returning from Russia, the United States and Thailand, and two people related to Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital, which is in connection with a number of confirmed cases.