A health worker of the National Cancer Hospital in Hanoi instructs a visitor in filling out an e-health declaration form (Photo: VNA) Ha Nam (VNA) – The steering committee for COVID-19prevention and control of northern Ha Nam province held an urgent meeting onlate April 7 after a local man had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 butauthorities haven’t found out exactly where he contracted the coronavirus from.
This patient is a 64-year-old resident in BinhNghia commune of Binh Luc district, who has been undergoing treatment at the HaNam General Hospital since March 20. He was confirmed as a COVID-19 case by theNational Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on late April 7.
Director of the provincial Department of Health Le Quang Minhnoted that the source of the infection hasn’t been identified.
The patient, who has many other diseases like hepatitis,cirrhosis, gout and pneumonia, is currently quarantined at the provincialGeneral Hospital.
Shortly after the notification of this case, thelocal health sector has carried out an epidemiological survey of all patients,medical workers and visitors at the General Hospital and disinfected the entirefacility. Medical workers and patients at the department where the COVID-19patient has been receiving treatment have also been quarantined, Minh noted.
Ngo Khe 3 hamlet of Binh Nghia commune, Binh Lucdistrict, where the COVID-19 patient resides, has been put in isolation.
Addressing the meeting, Vice Chairman of the HaNam provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Vuong stressed that this is a seriousand complex case, so it is necessary to take drastic disease prevention andcontrol measures.
As of April 8 morning, Vietnam had recorded 251COVID-19 cases, 122 of them or 49 percent of the total have fully recovered./.
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