The crossroad where Jung Jin-yong was found unconscious (Source: Internet) Bac Ninh (VNA) – A Korean man, who died near Bac Ninh province’sGeneral Hospital on February 25, tested negative for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2),Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Information and CommunicationVu Huy Phuong confirmed one day later.
The victim, named Jung Jin-yong and born in1976, entered Vietnam on January 28. He temporarily lived in a hotel in BacNinh city and worked at STN Vina Company at Que Vo district’s Viet HungIndustrial Park.
On February 7, he was examined at theprovincial General Hospital and diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetes sufferer. Ataround 4pm on February 25, the patient continued going to the hospital forexamination, during which he showed no symptoms of fever and breathingdifficulties. However, he left the hospital without informing doctors.
At 5pm of the same day, he was foundunconscious at a crossroad, about 100m away from the hospital. When beinghospitalised, he stopped breathing and suffered cardiac arrest. The bloodglucose level was very high (27.9 mmol/l).
The provincial investigation police agencyis investigating the case./.
VNA
