BN1347 and BN1342 ‘non-compliance with home insulation measures’

On December 1, Vietnam confirmed that there were 4 new cases of Covid-19, including 2 cases of BN1347 infection in the city. Ho Chi Minh City and 2 cases were quarantined immediately after entering Hai Duong.

– DISEASE 1348 (BN1348): male, 1 year old, residing in District 6, City. Ho Chi Minh. Patients with a history of exposure to BN1347. Test results at the City Center for Disease Control. Ho Chi Minh City on November 30, 2020 positive for SARS-CoV-2. Currently, the patient is isolated and treated at the Ho Chi Minh City Children’s Hospital.

– DISEASE 1349 (BN1349): woman, 28 years old, domicile in District 6, City. Ho Chi Minh. Patients with a history of exposure to BN1347. Sampling on November 30, 2020, test results on December 1, 2020 at the City Center for Disease Control. Ho Chi Minh City positive for SARS-CoV-2. Currently, the patient is isolated and treated at the Cu Chi field hospital.

– DISEASE 1350 (BN1350): male, 47 years old, Vietnamese nationality, domicile in Binh Thanh district, city. Ho Chi Minh.

– DISEASE 1351 (BN1351): male, 57 years old, Vietnamese nationality, domicile in Nam Sach district, Hai Duong province.

The information said that on November 16, BN1350-1351 from Canada entered Van Don Airport, which was quarantined in Hai Duong province immediately after entry.

The results of the test for the first time on 11/17/2020 were negative; Taking samples a second time on November 30, 2020, test results on December 1, 2020 at the Hai Duong Province Center for Disease Control and the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology were all positive for the SARS-CoV-2.

Currently, the patient is isolated and treated at Hai Duong Tropical Disease Hospital.

This afternoon, December 1, at the conclusion of the permanent meeting of the Government on COVID-19, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that commercial flights were stopped, only rescue flights (for difficult cases, really necessary).

On December 1, in a meeting with the government, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said that the BN1342 case was the first case of Covid-19 infection from the isolation ward, after returning home, the patient infects BN1347.

From BN1347 until now, there are 2 other infected patients.

After nearly 90 days of being case-free, on November 30, Ho Chi Minh City registered 4 new cases, including 1 case that was disseminated in isolation and 3 cases that were spread outside the community, including BN1347.

BN1342 was exposed to a positive person in an isolation room (BN1325).

And the infection case of an isolated person (BN1347) is a 1-year-old male pediatric patient from District 6, HCMC. Pediatric patients have a history of close contact with BN1347 on November 22, 23, 25, and 27 (the child’s parents refer the baby to BN1347 for care).

Samples were taken from the baby and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on the night of November 30.

Another case is that of a student infected by BN1347, born in 1992, who is a student of BN1347. Through investigation and tracing, 9 people in close contact with this student have been quarantined and awaiting evidence.

Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said BN1347 and BN1342 did not comply with home isolation measures.

In particular, BN1342 “took the prevention of Covid-19 in an area of ​​concentrated isolation very seriously and proposed that it be treated strictly in accordance with regulations,” according to the Health Minister.

BN1342 is the flight attendant for Vietnam Airlines.

It is a case of Covid-19, a secondary infection of the case of an epidemic, which has been investigated and managed by the health sector of Ho Chi Minh City.

In cases of home isolation, the Ministry of Health proposed to local authorities at all levels, especially local authorities, to strictly follow the supervision and monitoring of home isolation.

In the context that the Covid-19 epidemic in the region and the world has not been effectively prevented, on the same day November 30, the Ministries of Defense, Public Security, Transportation and Foreign Relations; The popular committees of the cities and provinces affiliated to the center should also strengthen the supervision and management of immigrants.

To date, Vietnam has registered 1,347 Covid-19 patients and 35 deaths.