Four of six illegal entrants into Vietnam infected with COVID-19
VOV.VN - Four of the six Vietnamese people who illegally entered the country from Myanmar have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
The MoH confirmed two more cases on December 29, together with two other cases detected separately on December 26 and 28 respectively.
Of the four confirmed cases, two lives in Ho Chi Minh City, one in Vinh Long province and one in Dong Thap province, all in southern Vietnam.
The remaining two persons of the group 6 tested negative for the virus.
Hundreds of people who had contacts with the four patients have been quarantined for medical surveillance. Some of them tested negative while others are awaiting test results from authorized health agencies.
Medical workers have cordoned off and disinfected the homes of these patients as well as adjacent areas to prevent the spread of the virus to the wider community.
As these patients had contacts with people from various localities, authorities are speeding up tracing and quarantine in an effort to keep the virus at bay.
The same day, the MoH also announced a Vietnamese returnee from the United States has been infected with the virus.
The woman flew from the US and transited in Singapore before landing at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport on December 27.
She tested positive the following, and was transferred to HCM City-based Cu Chi field Hospital for monitoring and treatment.
As of 18.00hrs Vietnam had recorded a total of 1,454 coronavirus infections, including 761 imported cases.
