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At the meeting of the Steering Committee for the prevention and control of Covid-19 TP epidemics. In Hanoi, on the afternoon of February 17, the director of the Department of Health, Nguyen Khac Hien, said that the authorities carried out an autopsy to reach an official conclusion on the cause of death of the Japanese Covid-19 expert infected by the Ministry of Health. as BN 2229.
Mr. Hien made some comments about the origin of this disease. Specifically, 2 colleagues, F1 from BN 2229, were also identified to be infected with Covid-19, respectively BN 2234, a Japanese expert and 2240, a Vietnamese employee.
A medical staff sprayed and disinfected the Somerset Westpoint Hotel on the afternoon of February 14
Across testing, BN 2229 had the highest viral concentration (25), followed by BN 2234 (23) and BN 2240 (21). According to epidemiologists, the source of infection is from patient 2229 to the other 2 patients (a lower viral load indicates less time of infection).
The review also showed that 3 patients only contacted each other on 2/2 after patient 2229 returned to Hanoi on February 1. Mr Hien said that logically it is highly unlikely that patient 2229 will spread from Hanoi on February 1 and then spread to 2 other people because there is not enough time for the virus to spread.
In addition, the authorities have also checked, in Mitsui Company, that 1 person has arrived in the city. Chi Linh (Hai Duong) on January 13 took a sample and sent it to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology for analysis, the result was neither antibodies nor antigens, that is, this person has never been infected.
Party Secretary Vuong Dinh Hue requested early results of the transmission source and decoding of the patient’s gene 2229 in order to relax the anti-epidemic conditions in the city, on the principle of not exchanging epidemic prevention for socio-economic development.
BN 2229, male, 54 years old, Japanese national, is an expert in Mitsui Vietnam Company Limited. He entered Tan Son Nhat Airport on January 17, concentrated in isolation in Hall 2, Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City from January 17 to 31, his test results were negative for nCoV on 17 and 31 from January.
On February 1, he flew to Hanoi and stayed at Somerset Westpoint (Quang An Ward, Tay Ho District). From February 1 to February 13, he traveled and worked between the hotel and the company. At approximately 7:00 p.m. on February 13, he was found dead in a hotel room, and on February 14 he tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
To date, Hanoi has registered 36 cases of Covid-19 in 8 districts, Nam Tu Liem, Dong Anh, Cau Giay, Me Linh, Hai Ba Trung, Dong Da, Ba Dinh and Tay Ho.
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