
Hanoi (VNA)– Eight new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Vietnam on late March 8, accordingto the Ministry of Health.
The new casescomprise four in the northern province of Quang Ninh, two in the northernborder province of Lao Cai and two in the central city of Da Nang.
All of them boardedflight VN0054 from London to Noi Bai on March 2 – the same flight as femalepatient N.H.N who was confirmed to be infectedwith the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on March6.
Vietnamhas to date detected 29 COVID-19 infection cases. Ofthem, 16 patients had been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals,while 13 are being put in quarantine. They are in stable health condition.
Earlier the day, Vietnam reported that a 61-year-old man in Hanoi, who also boarded the flight, was confirmedpositive for the virus.