A Korean expert dies of unknown cause in Hai Duong coronavirus hotspot
VOV.VN - Relevant Vietnamese agencies have fielded an investigation after an expert of the Republic of Korea was found dead in his company in northern Hai Duong province, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot.
The expert, Lee Gwang Suk, 70, was found dead on February 18 by a cleaner on the second floor of PNG Vietnam Co. Ltd. in Cam Thuong ward, Hai Duong city – the capital of Hai Duong province.
Hearing the news, healthcare workers rushed to the scene and confirmed the man had died. They took a sample for COVID-19 testing with the result coming back nagative for the virus.
Epidemiologists disinfected the premises of the company.
Hai Duong province is the locality where the virus first recurred three weeks ago. It has so far recorded 557 locally-transmitted cases, emerging as the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot.
On February 17 another Korean expert working for a civil engineering company was found dead in his apartment in Hanoi’s Goldmark City. Epidemiologists confirmed the man was SARS-CoV-2 free.
Also in Hanoi, a Japanese expert died in his hotel room on February 15 and later tests showed the man had carried the virus.
Hanoi has recorded 34 positive cases since the emergence of the virus late last month.
