The Ministry of Health has issued an urgent notice to trace all people in close contact with the 237th COVID-19 patient, a 64-year-old Swedish man, who was reported infected with the coronavirus on Friday after being hospitalised for a traffic accident.

The American patient said thanks to the doctors and that he was impressed with Việt Nam’s medical system in its efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic.

Four new COVID-19 infections, including two cases related to the HCM City-based Buddha Bar cluster, were reported by the Ministry of Health on Friday afternoon, raising the national toll to 237.  

Organisations and individuals across the country have been working together to do their parts in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The central province of Quảng Nam had sent 142 local people returning from HCM City to isolation sites in Tiên Phước, Quế Sơn, Thăng Bình and Núi Thành districts as of Friday.

Vingroup announced it would produce ventilators and body thermometers to serve the domestic market on April 3. It will also give the Ministry of Health (MoH) 5,000 non-invasive ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients in Việt Nam.

The city’s public security department said captain D.T.T, 41, and sergeant V.T.T,23, died near Mân Quang Bridge, while a local resident was injured at the site around 9pm on Thursday.

Việt Nam is full of amazing people, we know that. But check out this super gran who has donated cash, and her own jewellery, to help raise funds to fight COVID-19.