The motel where the new COVID-19 patient lives is blocked (Source: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi
Minh City Disease Control Centre (CDC) has confirmed a new case, a
who illegally entered Vietnam together with Patients 1,440 and
1,451 and three others.
The man was detected at a motel in Long
Binh ward of District 9 on December 28, according to the centre.
Fifteen people having close contacts with the
new patient have tested negative to SARS-CoV-2 once and sent to quarantine.
Local authorities have isolated the motel where the man stayed, and his
workplace, a mechanical workshop
at Nguyen Xien street.
The man said that
he arrived at District 9 on December 24, and rent a room at the motel. He said
he only stayed at the motel and went to work without going out or meet anyone
outside. However, the CDC is still tracing people who had contact with the case
to minimise the risk of virus spreading.
The centre
advised local residents to strengthen preventive measures against the pandemic,
while reporting all illegal returnees to authorised agencies.
It also warned
those who return to Vietnam from abroad to strictly follow quarantine
regulations to prevent the risk of transferring the virus to their family and community./.
Source: VietnamPlus
