Military vehicles of the RoK fumigate a road in Daegu city, about 300km southeast of Seoul, on February 29 (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hasliaised with relevant agencies of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and asked for effectivetreatment of a Vietnamese citizen contracting COVID-19 in Daegu city.
Providing information about the Vietnamese patient, Spokeswomanof the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said on February 29 that the ministryand the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK have liaised with relevant agencies ofthe RoK and the RoK Embassy in Hanoi to ask for coordination, informationsharing and effective treatment of the patient in Daegu city, one of the two epicenters of the COVID-19 outbreak in theRoK, in accordance with the consensus between the two countries’leaders.
The RoK side informed this case to the Health Ministry ofVietnam in line with the International Health Regulations and affirmed thatthey will ensure health care for this patient, she noted.
Earlier, the RoK government said it will offerfree treatment to Vietnamese nationals living in the country if they contract COVID-19.
Also on February 29, two Korean nationals and theirVietnamese interpreter quarantined in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tumwere tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
However, according to regulations, they willstay at the province’s concentrated quarantine facility for 14 days, startingfrom February 23, since the three had epidemiologic factors related to theacute respiratory disease.
All of them are in stable health condition andhaven’t shown any symptoms of COVID-19./.
VNA
