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On the afternoon of February 26, the Steering Committee for the Prevention of the COVID-19 Epidemic in Dong Thap Province held an urgent meeting to report the positive case of COVID-19 detected in the area – Photo: Dong electronic portal Thap
Based on the results of the initial epidemiological investigation, people infected with COVID-19 (determined by the Ministry of Health 2424 patient) She was a woman, originally from the city of Can Tho. Before that, he left town Cambodia, working in a casino in the capital Phnom Penh.
On February 23, this woman and another woman illegally crossed the border into Dong Thap, and for the night they rented a hotel in Sa Rai City, Tan Hong District to stay. During the night, the functional forces detected and concentrated these two people in isolation.
On February 25, according to test results from the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, a girl from Can Tho City tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The other woman had a negative result.
In the immediate future, through investigation and follow-up, authorities have identified 11 F1 cases, 9 isolated cases, 2 cases under follow-up, and some 40 F2 cases.
Currently, the SARS-CoV-2 positive girl has signs of a cough, sore throat and is being isolated and monitored at Hong Ngu Regional General Hospital.
At the meeting, Mr. Doan Tan Buu, Vice Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee, Vice Chairman of COVID-19 Province Steering Committee for Disease Control, pointed out that this is a case of evacuation from Cambodia, illegal entry . In Dong Thap, the risk of infection in the community is very high.
In addition, the steering committee also requires border localities to strengthen their forces, strictly control border areas, trails, openings, prevent, detect and quarantine cases of illegal entry. That the health sector, in coordination with the police, urgently develop the process of receipt, declaration and investigation of epidemiology.
Mr. Buu recommended: “People continue to raise awareness and seriously implement the disease prevention measures recommended by the health sector, which is 5K. At the same time, actively coordinate the functional departments in the provision of information, proactive call alert to the detect suspected cases of COVID-19 and cases related to people returning from the epidemic area ”.
