A 25-year-old hotel receptionist in Nha Trang city was discharged from the Hospital of Tropical Diseases in the central province of Khanh Hoa on Tuesday afternoon after three of the latest tests found her negative for the virus.

The same day, one of the two Chinese nationals who became the first cases of infection in Vietnam was released from the Cho Ray hospital in HCM city. The 28-year-old had tested negative for the virus four times after 13 days of treatment. But he wants to stay at the hospital to take care of his father, who was also infected and is still under treatment.

Meanwhile, one more person from Vietnam’s northern province of Vinh Phuc has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to ten, according to the Ministry of Health.

The 42-year-old female patient is receiving treatment at the quarantine area of Binh Xuyen district’s medical centre, and is in a stable condition, the ministry said on Tuesday.

She was among people who had close contact with the male patient who tested positive for the virus earlier in Vinh Phuc.

Hanoi authorities are closely monitoring passengers entering the capital through Noi Bai airport. 

“We are intensifying communications to raise public awareness of the danger of the outbreak and preventive methods. A hotline has been established,” Hanoi Mayor Nguyen Duc Chung said.

Hanoi has arranged 5 hospitals for isolating and treating coronavirus cases. The military is ready to receive and monitor 950 people returning from the epidemic affected areas. 

“We have selected a location for receiving and isolating people coming back from the affected areas. Everything is all set,” Colonel Nguyen Viet Thang said.

HCM city will deliver 5 million leaflets and booklets on the coronavirus outbreak while the central city of Da Nang has encouraged people to use online public services in an attempt to prevent the spread of the virus.