Vietnamese man who died after return from S.Korea tests negative for COVID-19
Friday, March 06, 2020, 10:58 GMT+7
A Vietnamese man returning home from South Korea passed away shortly after his arrival at an airport in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on Wednesday, with doctors later confirming that he tested negative for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The patient has been identified as L.V.D., 65, a resident of Dong Thap Province in the Mekong Delta.
D. was in South Korea with his wife to visit their child.
The couple’s return flight landed at Can Tho International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, carrying 385 passengers.
Shortly after their arrival, D. became disoriented and fainted. Authorities had him admitted to the Can Tho Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Hospital for emergency treatment.
He was being treated in the quarantine area of the infirmary when he passed away on Thursday morning.
According to doctors, D. suffered septic shock due to pneumonia, acute renal failure, chronic kidney disease, and type-2 diabetes.
Cao Minh Chu, director of the hospital, confirmed on Thursday afternoon that the patient tested negative for the novel coronavirus.
Current government regulations require that all passengers arriving in Vietnam from South Korea be quarantined for 14 days.
Approximately 1,700 people are now being housed in quarantine areas throughout the Mekong Delta, including Soc Trang, Hau Giang, Vinh Long, and Tien Giang.
COVID-19 has killed 3,386 people and infected over 98,100 around the world since it first hit the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.
The number of confirmed cases in South Korea – the largest cluster of infections outside of China – has exceeded 6,200 as of Friday morning. The country has reported 42 deaths caused by the COVID-19.
Vietnam has so far confirmed 16 cases of the viral infection, including 13 Vietnamese, one Vietnamese American, and two Chinese.
All of them have fully recovered and have been discharged from the hospital.
The country has reported no new cases since February 13.
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