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Two more people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2

Two Vietnamese returning from Cambodia have tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes the acute respiratory disease (COVID-19), raising the total number in Vietnam to 118.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Two Vietnamese returning from Cambodia have tested positivefor the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes the acute respiratory disease(COVID-19), raising the total number in Vietnam to 118.

The117th patient is a 30-year-old man residing Tan Hung district, theMekong Delta province of Long An. He went on a tour to Cambodia from March 9-19and showed symptoms like fever, cough and breathing difficulties on March 16.

Hereturned to Vietnam through Moc Bai International Border Gate in Tay Ninhprovince on March 19 and has since then been quarantined at Tay Ninh GeneralHospital where he was tested positive for the virus.

The118th patient is a 23-year-old woman with chronic bronchitis. She isa resident in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang and had worked at Galaxycasino in Cambodia.

Afterentering Vietnam via the Moc Bai International Border Gate on March 19 withsymptoms of fever, cough and breathing difficulties, she was sent to the TayNinh General Hospital for quarantine./.
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