30th COVID-19 case reported in Vietnam

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Another case of COVID-19 was reported in Vietnam at 19:30 on March 8 by the Health Ministry, raising the total number of cases in the country to 30. 

The new patient is a UK citizen who boarded flight VN0054 from London to Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport on March 2. After entering Vietnam, the 66-year-old female patient travelled to Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. 

She is now in stable heath condition, showing no symptoms of fever, cough and breathing difficulties. 

Of the 30 COVID-19 infection cases in Vietnam, 16 had been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals./.