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The Vice Minister of Health, Do Xuan Tuyen, chaired the meeting – Photo: THU HIEN
At the meeting, Vice Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen ordered to request Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City to briefly report on the epidemiological process, tracking, basically early detection to prevent the epidemic from spreading in the community.
He also asked the Tan Son Nhat airport authority to report on the prevention of COVID-19, which the port did when the suspected infection occurred …
Mr. Nguyen Tri Dung, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC), said that in Ho Chi Minh City, 44 people were exposed to this alleged case. Exposures have been sampled pending results.
The patient developed a symptom of fatigue on February 2, with symptoms evident on February 3. According to the investigation, the patient had no contact with passengers at Tan Son Nhat airport.
According to the report from the Southern Airport Authority, the port authority held a meeting overnight, divided the subjects into zones and sent information on 21 cases of close contact to the HCDC.
The unit also disinfected all the places where the suspicion of infection passed, removed the camera and sent the list to the medical agency for handling.
Passengers at Tan Son Nhat Airport 3-2 in the afternoon – Photo: QUANG DINH
According to Dr. Nguyen Hong Chuong, deputy director of the Binh Duong Province Health Department, epidemiological investigation shows that this person is the main thing to rest in Binh Duong, not to walk a lot, only 9 people in Binh Duong are in close contact, There are 2 younger sisters who live in the same house. One of these 2 people this afternoon had test results suspected of infection.
These two brothers have very complicated travel schedules. CDC Binh Duong is urgently tracking and sampling to prove related cases.
Mr. Phan Trong Lan, director of the Paster Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, said that tomorrow morning, February 7, there will be a conclusion about the strain of the virus with which this patient is suspected of being infected. “Now with the data available, we will focus on the translation work, the Pasteur Institute will work with two cities to determine the tensions,” he said.
“This suspected case started on February 3 and the maximum possibility of infection was January 31. The most infectious time was February 3, if one day later, there will be a lot of F1, F2. Zoning must be done by all means You have to find contacts, regardless of who is in contact with a test sample, “he added.
After listening to the reporting units, Vice Minister Do Xuan Tuyen said that in Vietnam, strains of SARS-CoV-2 from the UK and South Africa were detected in Vietnam. In which the British mutant is already in the community.
The South African strain has not yet been registered in the community, but according to the specialized agency, this strain spreads rapidly, the propagation time is very short, it requires rapid measures.
From this suspected case, the Ministry of Health suggested Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong have to speed up and organize the tests quickly. The investigation follow-up is the same as F1 and F2 of both the brother and the brother, focusing on the follow-up from January 31 to the present, according to the roadmap.
The Ministry of Health recommends that 100% F1 should go into isolation, no case is allowed to take samples at home. F2 must be isolated at home, especially home isolation must be met such as distance, eating alone, drinking privately without contact with the community.
F2 at home must sign a pledge, if the violation will also reveal centralized isolation, not home isolation. Isolate F1 and F2 separately; otherwise, there is a high risk of cross-transmission.
He also asked eSpeed up the follow-up process, have to work with the patient, ask for a truthful report, and if you cheat, you will be prosecuted.
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