COVID-19 translation: Dong Thap had a positive case of SARS-CoV-2 for illegal entry

The above case is that of a Vietnamese citizen (from the city of Can Tho), who goes to the Kingdom of Cambodia to work at the Casino in Phnom Penh. According to the initial epidemiological investigation, on February 23, this woman and another from the Kingdom of Cambodia illegally crossed the border into Dong Thap, then rented a guest house in Sa Rai town, Tan Hong district. On the night of the same day, the functional force detected and took 2 subjects to isolate and collect samples for analysis.

On February 25, test results from the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City, positive subject for SARS-CoV-2; The other woman had a negative result. Currently, a SARS-CoV-2 positive object has signs of a cough, sore throat and is being isolated and monitored in the isolation area of ​​Hong Ngu Regional General Hospital.

Through initial investigation and tracing, authorities identified 11 F1 cases, 9 isolated cases, including 3 people in the city of Can Tho; Follow-up of 2 cases and identification of about 40 cases F2.

Mr. Doan Tan Buu directs the health sector to urgently track and focus F1; track and request home health self-monitoring for F2; request the Steering Committee for the Prevention of COVID-19 Epidemic in Tan Hong District, Hong Ngu District and Hong Ngu City to strengthen forces, strictly control the border gate area, the open road, prevent, detect and know how to divorce illegal entry cases; the health sector coordinates with the police in the urgent construction of a process of reception, declaration and investigation of epidemiology.

The Vice President of the Provincial People’s Committee also recommended that people continue to sensitize and seriously implement disease prevention and control measures in accordance with the 5K recommendation of the health sector “Masks – Disinfectants – About the forms – Not concentrated – Medical claims”; at the same time, actively coordinate the functional agencies in the provision of information, proactively alerting when suspicious cases are detected in epidemic areas.