Vietnam reported a new coronavirus case on Friday, the first in three weeks, Reuters quoted Hanoi city chairman Nguyen Duc Chung as saying.

The latest victim, a 26-year-old woman, was admitted to a hospital in the Vietnamese capital on Thursday suffering from fever, Chung told a news conference.

The patient had returned on Monday from a trip to Europe during which she visited London, Milan and Paris, according to Chung.

The Southeast Asian country has reported 17 people, including the latest case, with coronavirus infections to date, 16 of whom have been cured and released from hospitals. There have been no deaths.