Vietnam confirms 17th case of COVID-19

A local resident shows identification card before entering the Truc Bach street section, where the new confirmed COIVD-19 case lives, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 6, 2020. Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Friday night confirmed a new case of COVID-19, the 17th case in the country, Vietnam News Agency reported. Vietnam had earlier confirmed 16 cases of COVID-19, all of whom have been cured and discharged from hospital, and so far has 101 suspected cases, according to the health ministry. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)