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Vinh Long is urgently tracking close contact cases with people entering illegally – Photo: CHI HANH
On December 26, the Steering Committee for the Prevention of the COVID-19 Epidemic in Vinh Long Province held an urgent meeting to discuss solutions to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic after it was recorded that someone entered illegally to the locality and with high risk of infection. .
The health sector is also prepared to respond, should the person test positive for SARS-CoV-2, in order to limit the spread of the disease in the community.
According to initial information, the person who entered illegally is LTT, 32, from Mang Thit district, Vinh Long province.
Exchange with Online youthMs Nguyen Thi Quyen Thanh, Vice Chairperson of the Vinh Long Provincial People’s Committee, said T. Take a truck to Vinh Long province, then take a motorcycle taxi back to your home in Mang Thit district, visit the grocery store, and connect with family members.
“After T. returned home illegally, his family actively denounced the local authorities. Currently the province has zoned, identified and concentrated quarantine cases with close contact with T. and we continue to track other cases to take measures to prevent epidemics.” – said Mrs. Thanh.
Also according to the vice chairman of the Vinh Long Provincial People’s Committee, the province is currently assigning the police to coordinate with the police of the provinces that T. passes through to understand the situation and report to the Provincial People’s Committee for instructions to handle as prescribed.
“The province has also directed and urged people to focus on strictly implementing the 5K measure of the Ministry of Health in epidemic prevention, strictly implementing epidemic prevention measures in crowded places …” – Mr. Lu Quang Ngoi – Chairman of the Vinh Long Provincial People’s Committee, information.
According to the report, on December 15, T. was cars from Myanmar to Taksin province, Thailand. On December 23, T. and 6 other people entered Cambodia by truck, and in the early morning of December 24, with two other people, they illegally crossed the border into Vietnam through the border in Tay Ninh province.
At 5 a.m. the same day, T. continued to get on the truck to go to Ho Chi Minh City. During the whole trip, T. does not remember the name of the driver, the contact person.
At approximately 7:00 am on December 24, T. continued to pick up a 16-seat car (not sure which company car was) to Vinh Long and stopped at the Minh Phat stop (Cai Be , Tien Giang). There are 4 people in the car, but T. is not sitting in the same row. Upon arriving in Vinh Long city, T. continued to pick up a motorcycle taxi to return to his home in Mang Thit district when the family member reported to the authorities.
The Vinh Long Health Department has identified 36 cases of close contact with T. Currently, T. is being isolated at the Lung Hospital in Vinh Long Province.
