Tan Son Nhat Int’l Airport staff infected with SARS-CoV-2

VOV.VN - A 28-year-old man working at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport has tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the HCM City Pasteur Institute said on February 6.

The patient lives at Block of apartments Ehome4 in Thuan An city of Dinh Duong city, a gateway to HCM City in southern Vietnam.

“We are currently investigating the patient’s travel history and will provide up-to-date information about this case at the earliest possible time,” Nguyen Thanh Danh, director of the Binh Duong Centre for Disease Control told local media outlets.

Relevant agencies cordoned off the patient’s block of apartments and are tracking down those who contact with the man.

According to HCM City Centre for Disease Control, the man works on luggage stacking and cargo dispatching without having contact with passengers.

Binh Duong is one of the 12 cities and provinces that have reported the emergence of the virus since late January 2021. The province has since confirmed six cases.  

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