Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)Ha Nam (VNA) – Authorities of northern province and Hai Phong city are
tracing and quarantining of two men who tested positive for
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 after arriving in the Republic of Korea (RoK).
Deputy Director
of the Health Department of Ha Nam province Nguyen Trong Khai said on August 26
morning that after receiving confirmation from the Korean authorities regarding
the COVID-19 case of a 24-year-old male named N.N.C in Kim Bang district, health
workers have set up surveillance zone around his residence and identified 68
people who he came into contact with him.
According to
Khai, the man went to the RoK on August 20 on a flight with a fellow Vietnamese
from the northern city of Hai Phong, also confirmed SARS-CoV-2 positive by
health authorities there.
Both of them
are not listed in the Vietnamese health ministry’s
registry as of August 25 morning.
Before
departing to the RoK, he worked in Hanoi and left for his hometown, also held a
farewell party at his home and at a restaurant.
Fifty six
close contacts (F1 cases) in Ha Nam were placed under quarantine and had their
specimens taken to be tested for COVID-19.
The
province’s health workers are coordinating with counterparts in other
localities to locate identified F1 cases and place them under medical
observation.
Meanwhile,
the man on the same flight was confirmed by Hai Phong city’s authorities to be
a student who was repatriated from the RoK in March. The man had visited central
Da Nang city and Quang Nam province, the country’s current COVID-19 epicentre,
from July 24-27, but had been self-isolating at his home.
He returned
to the RoK on August 20 to continue his studies but tested positive for
coronavirus. He is currently in a stable condition.
authorities
have identified 25 people he had close contact with and a further 197 people
who came into contact with those people. So far, these 25 people have tested
negative for SARS-CoV-2./.
Source: VietnamPlus
