A worker fumigates a plane of Vietnam Airlines (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The crew members of FlightVN0054, which several cases of COVID-19 infection boarded, have tested negativefor SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the acute respiratory disease (COVID-19).
Vietnam Airlines announced that aside from thefour pilots and 12 attendants on this flight, the 23 technicians who got on theplane to examine it also haven’t shown any symptom of the disease.
All the staff have been sent to a concentratedquarantine centre, according to the national flag carrier.
It added that since the outbreak of the disease,its employees have been equipped with medical face masks, gloves and knowledgeabout COVID-19 prevention and control.
The 17th infection case of Vietnam, also thefirst in Hanoi, boarded Flight VN0054 from London to Hanoi, which landed at NoiBai International Airport at 4:30am of March 2. The country continuallyrecorded more cases who were also on this flight on the following days.
As of late March 9, Vietnam had confirmed 31COVID-19 cases, 16 of them have fully recovered.
Also on March 9, authorities of Bac Ninh, LaoCai, Ninh Binh and Hai Duong said many people in these northern provinces werenegative for SARS-CoV-2.
They included four workers of a company based inDai An Industrial Park of Hai Duong. The workers came to the house of the 17thpatient on Truc Bach street in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district for interior repair,the disease control centre of Hai Duong said.
The three female natives boarding Flight VN0054were also tested negative for the virus, and they are currently quarantined.
On March 9, the Hospital for Tropical Diseasesof Hai Duong also brought a man returning from the Republic of Korea toquarantine as he showed cough and shortness of breath.
By the end of March 8, the province hadquarantined 1,100 people returning from coronavirus-hit areas, including 254 atmedical establishments and 846 at home.
In Ninh Binh, the four persons who were on FlightVN0054 also tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, the province’s disease controlcentre said.
As of March 9 afternoon, 155 people in Ninh Binhhad had their samples taken for testing, including one positive case which hasbeen sent to the provincial General Hospital for treatment and 148 othersnegative.
The province currently has 1,515 people whoreturned from coronavirus-hit areas but haven’t finished the 14-day quarantineperiod, along with several others having contact with suspected cases. All havebeen put under monitoring.
In Bac Ninh province, 32 suspected cases havebeen reported, 25 of them found to be negative for the virus while the rest arewaiting for test results./.
VNA
