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Two more COVID-19 cases reported in Vietnam, total now 260

The Ministry of Health on April 12 afternoon announced two more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total in the country to 260.
Two more COVID-19 cases reported in Vietnam, total now 260 ảnh 1Ha Loi village, Me Linh district, Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi, Hanoi (VNA) –The Ministry of Health on April 12 afternoon announced two more cases ofCOVID-19, bringing the total in the country to 260.

Both of the cases arein Ha Loi village, Me Linh commune, Hanoi’s outlying district of Me Linh, whichis a new hot spot of the pandemic.

The 259th case, 41 years old, is the wife of Patient 254. From April 3-6, she traveled toa number of other localities to sell flowers and buy necessities. After herhusband’s sample on April 9 tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 that causes thedisease, she was quarantined a day later. Her sample also tested positive forthe virus on April 11.

Meanwhile, the 260th is a 35-year-old farmer. Over the past two weeks, she did not go anywhere farfrom her house, but visited a butcher’s where Patient 259 also frequented.Besides, on April 6, she had close contacts with two F1 cases of Patient 243. Hersample tested positive on April 11./.
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