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Cases of COVID-19 rise to 194 as of March 30 morning

Six more people have been confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on March 30 morning, and all of them are workers of the Truong Sinh Co. Ltd, which provides services for the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital.
Cases of COVID-19 rise to 194 as of March 30 morning ảnh 1Many cases of COVID-19 related to Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi have been confirmed over the last few days (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Six more people have been confirmedto have contracted the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on March 30 morning, andall of them are workers of the Truong Sinh Co. Ltd, which provides services forthe Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital.

As a result, the number of COVID-19 cases inVietnam had reached 194 as of 6am of March 30.

Case 189 is a 46-year-old woman who stayed atthe same house with two other Truong Sinh employees who have tested positivefor SARS-CoV-2.

The five other infected women were born in 1971,1984, 1997, 1999 and 1978. However, detailed information on those cases is notyet available.  The Ministry of Health saidit will announce the details later.

Meanwhile, the ministry also correctedinformation about the 184th and 185th patients, who were confirmed on lateMarch 29.

Accordingly, Case 184 is a 42-year-old woman whoworks for the Truong Sinh company. She stayed at the same house with two othercolleagues previously found positive for SARS-CoV-2.

Case 185 is a 38-year-old man living in Hoai Ducdistrict of Hanoi. He cared for his brother-in-law under treatment at theneurology department of Bach Mai Hospital on March 15-16 and March 18-19./.
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