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Ho Chi Minh City has deployed the blockade of the apartment where patient 1347 used to share a room with patient 1342 – Photo: DUYEN PHAN
On the night of November 30 The Ministry of Health announced the first infectious disease registry in the community after more than 80 days, it was the patient 1347 – An English teacher living in District 6, Ho Chi Minh City, was infected by a flight attendant (patient 1342) who lived in the Tan Binh district.
On the evening of the same day, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC HCMC) issued a notice about this case. Consequently, he said tStreet authorities have urgently investigated, zoned and traced any contact cases. At the same time, clean and disinfect, temporarily block the places where the patient appeared.
In case of close contact, conduct concentrated isolation, take a test sample. In the case of unclear exposure, close contact, sampling for analysis, isolated at home.
According to the initial epidemiological investigation of patient 1347 it showed that during the period 18-25-11, this patient taught at the KEY English English Center (Ward 12, Tan Binh District and Ward 12, District). ten); to cafes and karaoke bars in the 10th arrondissement.
Data from the initial investigation, the number of close contact cases was 38 (isolated, sampled); 154 other exposures have currently sampled 73 cases, awaiting test results.
According to previous information, patient 1342 entered flight VN5301 from Japan – Can Tho – Saigon. After entry, patients and flight crews are isolated in the Vietnam Airlines quarantine area. Flight crew members were able to take samples for SARS-COV-2 tests on November 15, the second time on November 18, and give negative results.
After the second negative result, the patient was discharged from the isolation room to continue with the prescribed home isolation. On January 28, samples were taken from the patient for the third time (14 full days to complete isolation) and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
Previously, during isolation in the quarantine area administered by Vietnam Airlines (No. 115 Hong Ha, Ward 2, Tan Binh District) from November 14 to 18, Patient 1342 had contact with colleagues on the flight. another (later announced by the Ministry of Health as patient 1325).
During the home isolation, this patient had direct contact with 3 people, including: a natural mother (in Hoc Mon) and two friends (a man in District 6 and a woman in Binh Thanh).
Cases of close contact and exposure patient 1342, so far identified 1 positive case is patient 1347. The remaining cases, all those that were negative, are currently isolated and controlled in accordance with regulations.
According to HCDC, at present, the risk of spreading COVID-19 in the community is always present, the people of the city should increase their vigilance, not subjectively neglect, should take measures to prevent epidemics in the new situation according to the 5K Message from the Ministry of Health: Disinfection, Masks, Distance, No Aggregation, Medical Statement.
Districts quickly checked and monitored where patients were coming
Speaking with Tuoi Tre on the afternoon of November 30, the representative of the Tan Binh district People’s Committee said that after detecting that the flight attendant residing in ward 2 had COVID-19, the district had to inform the Committee Popular of the City and related agencies. From the 28th to the present, the competent forces have blocked the building where the patient is staying and have not let people out of the building.
That same day, the representative of the Hoc Mon District People’s Committee confirmed the information that the District People’s Committee received the notification from HCDC about a case of contact with a person infected by COVID-19 in the district, and took action to professionalism, I lock this person’s home.
Immediately registered in the Hoc Mon district area, this person only had close contact with her husband and now the husband has been quarantined at the Cu Chi field hospital.
Furthermore, because this person previously went to the Binh Tan District, the Hoc Mon District People’s Committee also sent a quick notice to the Binh Tan District People’s Committee for this district to review, verify, and take professional action for further cases. Contact.
The representative of the Binh Tan District People’s Committee said that he had carried out the inspection procedures according to the suspected case.
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