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“This is the second time that 1291 patients re-positive for SARS-CoV-2. There has been no record of a case of infection of a person re-positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the world. I should be too concerned and confused “- said Mr. Nguyen Duc Cuong, director of the Quang Binh Health Department, at a press conference on the case of re-positive for SARS-CoV-2, by the Department of Health and Information Department and Quang Binh Province Communications coordinated to organize the afternoon 8-12.
At the press conference, the head of the Quang Binh Health Department said that after detecting a 1291 patient (residing in Trung Hoa Commune, Minh Hoa District) positive for SARS-CoV-2, the Department of Quang Binh Health held an emergency meeting with Minh Hoa district authorities and authorities to implement measures against the epidemic.
The Quang Binh Center for Disease Control took samples to test for SARS-CoV-2 on 36 people who had close contact with patient number 1291 and, at the same time, isolated them at the military camp in Dong Hoi City. . Patient No. 1291 was also transferred to Dong Hoi Vietnam Friendship Hospital – Cuba for treatment.
To further strengthen disease prevention and control, the functional units are reviewing all cases arriving and returning from Ho Chi Minh City as of November 18, 2020, requesting medical notification and receiving close follow-up.
In particular, round-trip cases from Tan Binh, Binh Tan, District 6 and Districts 10 must be isolated at home or in their accommodation for a full 14 days; If there are symptoms of fever, cough, or shortness of breath, SARS-CoV-2 should be taken as prescribed.
The province continues to strictly implement Prime Minister’s telegram No. 1300 / CD-TTg of September 24, 2020 on the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic and Directive No. 24 / CT-BYT of November 24, 2020 of The Ministry of Health has strengthened the strict implementation of measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic; Strengthen communication on prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic, implementing the “5K” message from the Ministry of Health.
Functional departments strengthen management, monitoring, strict supervision and testing for people entering according to regulations; absolutely not infect in isolated establishments and quarantined establishments outside the community; Strictly handle false medical reports, do not comply with quarantine according to regulations …
Patient 1291 is known to have entered Tan Son Nhat Airport from Romania on November 8, 2020 and concentrated in isolation. When the test was positive for SARS-CoV-2, the patient was admitted to the hospital for treatment at the Cu Chi Field Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.
During the treatment period, the patient has been tested many times with negative results, on 3-12-2020 the patient was discharged. After returning to Quang Binh, the Quang Binh Province Center for Disease Control took a sample for SARS-CoV-2 and the results were positive.
According to the medical record, this is the second time that 1,291 patients have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
