{"id":1182,"date":"2020-03-27T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T04:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2020-09-14T22:02:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:02:13","slug":"covid-19-update-27-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/covid-19-update-27-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam Reports 3 COVID-19 Full Recoveries And 5 New Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

COVID-19 in Vietnam, 27<\/b>th<\/b> March 2020 update<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Over the past couple of weeks, the Vietnamese government has implemented multiple regulations to contain the spread of COVID-19. It seems these efforts are yielding some results, as there have only been 5 new reported cases since our last update yesterday<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 3 COVID-19 patients have now been confirmed to be free of the virus<\/strong> after testing negative 3 times in a row<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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5 new COVID-19 cases in Vietnam<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Vietnam has reported 5 new COVID-19 cases since yesterday. The total tally is sitting at 153 as of 10AM, 27<\/span>th<\/span> March 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

Case 149<\/b> is a 40-year-old male from Long Bi\u00ean District, Hanoi. He was a freelance worker in Hessen, Germany, before returning to Vietnam on 23<\/span>rd<\/span> March. He was quarantined on arrival.<\/span><\/p>\n

Case 150<\/b> is a 55-year-old male from District 1, H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh City. He returned from Texas with his wife on 13<\/span>th<\/span> March. On 18<\/span>th<\/span> March, he went to the Family Medical clinic at 34 L\u00ea Du\u1ea9n Street, H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh City, for a health checkup. He was then moved to H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh City\u2019s Hospital of Tropical Diseases and then quarantined at C\u1ea7n Gi\u1edd Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n

Case 151<\/b> is a 45-year-old Brazilian woman who lives in District 2, H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh City. She is a colleague of Case 124 and they reportedly had close contact. She was quarantined on 23<\/span>rd<\/span> March.<\/span><\/p>\n

Case 152<\/b> is a 27-year-old female who lives in T\u00e2n Ph\u00fa District, H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh City. She is the sister of Case 127. Upon learning of her brother\u2019s condition, she practiced self-quarantine and was later moved to C\u1ea7n Gi\u1edd Hospital on 23<\/span>rd<\/span> March for quarantine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Case 153<\/b> is a 60-year-old female from H\u1ea3i Ch\u00e2u District, \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng City. She returned from Australia on 21<\/span>st<\/span> March and was quarantined on arrival.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3 patients have made full recoveries<\/b><\/h3>\n
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3 COVID-19 patients<\/strong> who have been receiving treatment at the \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng Hospital<\/strong>, including 2 British men and a Vietnamese woman, have now been confirmed to be free of the virus after their tests came back negative 3 times in a row<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two foreigners traveled from London to Hanoi on 2<\/span>nd<\/span> March on Vietnam Airlines\u2019 flight VN0054. At least 16 people on that flight have tested positive for COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Vietnamese woman, on the other hand, is a saleswoman at an electronics store in H\u1ea3i Ch\u00e2u District, \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng. She had contact with the two British men on 4<\/span>th<\/span> March, when they visited the store as customers. She tested positive on 10<\/span>th<\/span> March.<\/span><\/p>\n

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COVID-19 patients in Vietnam<\/b><\/h3>\n
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The new recoveries go on to show that the COVID-19 pandemic, while concerning, is not uncontrollable. As long as we do our part by following the government\u2019s guidelines, avoid public gatherings, and practice good hygiene, Vietnam will surely get through this crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more COVID-19 updates and stories, check out:<\/span><\/p>\n