This has brought the total number of Covid-19 infection cases in Vietnam to 16, with 11 of them coming from Vinh Phuc.
He is the father of a patient named N.T.D, one of the eight people who returned from Wuhan. The man stayed in the same house as patient N.T.D during the time D returned to Vietnam from Wuhan until she was quarantined at a polyclinic.
The mother and sister of patient D have also been confirmed to have Covid-19 and are being treated at a medical facility.
At present, the man is being quarantined at a polyclinic in Binh Xuyen district and is in a stable condition.
So far, Vietnam has successfully cured seven Covid-19 patients.
