The first two confirmed cases were hospitalised on 22 January at Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City. these were a Chinese man travelling from Wuhan to Hanoi to visit his son living in Vietnam, and the son, who is believed to have contracted the disease from his father.[167] After the confirmation, acting Minister of Health Vũ Đức Đam ordered the activation of the Emergency Epidemic Prevention Centre.[168] On January 29, the son was declared to have recovered from the disease.[169]