Dong Thap girl entered the ‘underground’ with 1440 positive patients for COVID-19



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The entrance of the girl Dong Thap with 1440 positive patients for COVID-19 - Photo 1.

Relatives of female passengers who tested positive in isolation in Hong Ngu District Isolation Area – Photo: N.TAI

Currently, this person is being monitored in the isolation area of ​​the General Hospital Sa Dec, and his health is stable. Patient was determined to live in Hoa Khanh Village, Vinh Thoi Commune, Lai Vung District, traveling with Patient 1440 on December 24.

As soon as it was discovered that the aforementioned passenger had been in contact with a 1440 patient, on the night of December 27, the emergency authorities tracked down and quarantined this passenger. At the same time, they investigated epidemiology and discovered cases. close contact “, information from Mr. Buu.

Through initial investigation and tracing, the patient had contact with 4 family members. Functional departments quarantined for close contact with patients in Hong Ngu District Isolation Area.

At the same time, please continue to investigate and track F1 and F2 cases. Therefore, people should calm down, cooperate in the medical statement, raise awareness about disease prevention as recommended by the health sector.

The Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee determined that in the period of prevention and control of the epidemic, the most important thing is to prevent external intrusion. Guard forces in Dong Thap remain on the sidelines, ensuring the fight against illegal intrusion into border areas.

In addition, 3 isolated areas concentrated in the province are still in a state of conditions and equipment ready for protection, minimizing the risk of spread when an epidemic is detected.

Patient 1440 (residing in Mang Thit District, Vinh Long Province) is a person who entered Vietnam illegally, was sent by his family to report, and tested positive for COVID-19 on December 26.

Patient 1440 said that with 5 other people who illegally entered Vietnam early in the morning of December 24, including the youth from District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, and the girl in Dong Thap, they both had positive results. with COVID-19.

Exploiting the travel story, patient 1440 said that he lived in Myanmar from September to mid-December 2020. On December 15, he left Myanmar, arrived in Mae Sot, Thailand, on December 16, and stayed in a hotel there until December 22 with five other people.

On December 23, a group of 7 people went from Bangkok, Thailand to Cambodia. After that, 6 people in the group (including 1 woman) went from Cambodia to Vietnam. Upon reaching the territory of Vietnam, the group headed to Ho Chi Minh City in a 7-seater car (white, license plate and driver’s plate are not clear). Along the way, Patient 1440 and Dong Thap’s wife parted for the West.

So in a group of 6 people, currently 3 people who are positive for COVID-19 are identified as a 1440 patient, a young man in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City (numbered by the Ministry of Health as a 1451 patient ) and a woman. in Dong Thap.

Among the remaining 3 people, Ho Chi Minh City has identified one person in District 1, one person in Hoc Mon District; both had first negative results for COVID-19. In particular, the person who got off the bus in Nguyen Xien Street, District 9, has not yet found him.

On the afternoon of December 28, the Ministry of Health issued a notice requesting those with close contact and accompanying the case of patient 1440 and patient 1451 to immediately contact the nearest medical agency or call the hotline . of the Ministry of Health 19009095.

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