Tan Son Nhat airport strictly supervises people returning from Covid-19 affected areas (Photo: Doc Lap/ thanhnien.vn)

The 50th 50-year-old male patient residing in Hanoi, who was on a business trip to Paris and returned home on March 9. The 51st 22- year-old female patient from Hanoi is an international student in Europe. She had previously traveled across many European nations from February 23 to March 12. On March 12 the patient displayed symptoms of fever, dry cough, and chest tightness. Patient No 50 and 51 are being placed in isolation at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh and remains in stable health condition.

The 52nd 24-year-old female patient from Quang Ninh’s Ha Long City is a passenger on a flight from London to Vietnam on March 9. She is now undergoing quarantine at a field hospital in Quang Ninh and in stable health condition.

The 53rd 53 year-old male patient who is a Czech Republic national. During his stay in the Czech Republic, the patient had contact with Italians. On March 10, he entered Tan Son Nhat International Airport. The patient’s test result was confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 by the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City.

Earlier the same day, the Ministry of Health also confirmed a further two cases positive for the novel coronavirus in the central province of Thua Thien Hue and Ho Chi Minh City.

So far, Vietnam has recorded 53 cases of the COVID-19, including 16 cases of complete recovery.