A health worker is taking samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen
Xuan Phuc on December 27 night issued a dispatch requiring urgent tracing of
those who had contact with COVID-19 , thus preventing the
spread of the .
Pointing out the severe situation of COVID-19
globally, PM Phuc stressed that set preventive measures must be seriously
implemented, inspections intensified and any violations strictly punished, with
patient 1440 as a typical example.
He asked ministries, agencies and localities to
raise the sense of responsibility in this regard, seriously abide by directions
of the PM and relevant documents, and closely control immigrants, particularly
those illegally entering Vietnam through small trails.
The PM instructed the southern province of Vinh Long
to promptly instruct competent agencies and coordinate with the Ministries of
Health, Public Security and National Defence to implement contact-tracing
measures regarding the 1,440th case of COVID-19.
It is the responsibility of all Vietnamese to show
the sense of responsibility and observe prevention and control
measures so as to have happy, safe New Year holidays, he said.
Patient 1440, a 32-year-old man, illegally entered
Ho Chi Minh City from Cambodia, then travelled to Vinh Long. On the way to Vinh
Long, he visited an eatery in southern Tien Giang province on December 24
morning.
He tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on December 25
night and is now being treated at a hospital in Vinh Long, said the Pasteur
Institute in Ho Chi Minh City on December 26.
Many F1 and F2 cases who had contact with the
patient at the eatery have also been put under urgent quarantine, said Director
of the provincial Health Department Tran Thanh Thao on December 27.
By December 27 evening, Vietnam recorded 1,441 COVID-19 cases. (Photo: VNA)
By December 27 evening, Vietnam recorded a total of
1,441 cases of COVID-19, of which 693 were community infections. The number of
deaths still remained at 35. As many as 1,303 patients have recovered from the
disease.
Of the active
patients, eight were tested negative once for SARS-CoV-2, eight twice, and
eight thrice.
A total of
16,799 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or returned from
pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined nationwide./.
Source: VietnamPlus
