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Ha GiangThe nearly 27,500-hectare city of Dong Van was sealed after the town registered “patient 268.”
On the morning of April 22, Mr. Hoang Van Thinh, chairman of the Dong Van District People’s Committee, said that he had decided to block the city of Dong Van to prevent and control Covid-19; Lock time from 9 am this morning and lasted until further notice.
“Recently, the district recognized” patient 268, “he is being treated at the district hospital; the number of people in contact with the patient is large, so we block to ensure safety,” Thinh said.
The authorities have established two roadblocks at the entrance to the city; a key on the 4D national highway in the direction of the Yen Minh district; the other pin is in the direction of the Meo Vac district. In addition, the district organizes forces to control roads, trails, and open roads between communes on the border.
A market in Dong Van city (Ha Giang). Photos: Ngọc Thành
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Giao, Deputy Director of the Ha Giang Health Department, until the morning of April 22, the province only confirmed one case of Covid-19 infection as “patient 268″, other relevant information if any . they are false rumors. ”
Dong Van Town is located on a rocky plateau with an area of almost 27,500 hectares, including 1,629 households with approximately 7,623 people; the Chinese border is more than 52 km long; 160 km from the center of Ha Giang province.
“Patient 268”, female, 16 years old, Mong ethnicity, residing in Sin Tung village, Pho La commune, Dong Van district. The girl has three siblings who work freely across the border. On 7/4, the girl had a fever, cough, shortness of breath, isolation at Dong Van District General Hospital, with positive results.
This is the first time that Vietnam has recorded a case of Mong people, residing in a town near the Chinese border.
Ha Giang Province has identified 56 direct (F1) contacts with “268 patients”, including 20 health workers at Dong Van General Hospital; 84 cases of F2 were mainly in this facility.
