Soldiers of the Chemistry Army and Military Medicine Department spray disinfectant to sterilise Truc Bach street of Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Soldiers of the Chemistry Army and Military Medicine Department underthe Ministry of National Defence on March 7 morning sprayed disinfectant tosterilise Tran Vu and Truc Bach streets and surrounding areas in Hanoi’s BaDinh district after a COVID-19 case was confirmed a day earlier.
The femalepatient, residing on Hanoi’s Truc Bach street, was tested positive for thenovel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on March 6 and has been quarantined at theNational Hospital of Tropical Diseases.
Hanoiauthorities also put a section of Truc Bach street under quarantine.
During a meetingof the city’s steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control the sameday, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung askedrelevant agencies to keep a close watch and enhance preventive measures onareas around Hong Ngoc hospital, where the patient previously got medicalexamination.
The city’sDepartment of Health made a list of 33 people who had close contact with thepatient and 90 others who had close contact with the formers.
Samples of 27out of the 33 above-said people were tested negative for SARS-CoV-2. Two othersuspected infection cases, including the patient’s driver and her aunt, havenot had test results yet while the six remainders were waiting for tests.
This is the 17thCOVID-19 infection case in Vietnam. The previous 16 patients have beensuccessfully cured and discharged from hospital.
The 26-year-oldpatient earlier visited her sister in the UK, then travelled to Italy andreturned to Hanoi on March 1 on flight VN0054 of Vietnam Airlines.
Relevant units areordered to verify residence addresses of passengers onboard flight VN0054 andinform local authorities so as to timely quarantine these people and monitortheir health in line with regulations./.
VNA
