A concentrated quarantine facility (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The on January 5
coordinated with the Tourism Authority and the Capital Military Command to inspect
and strengthen prevention and control measures at concentrated
quarantine establishments after a returnee from the US was confirmed positive
for the SARS-CoV-2 after being allowed to leave the quarantine facility.
According to the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC), the
student entered Vietnam on December 21 through Noi Bai International Airport,
and was quarantined at a facility in Hanoi. He tested negative for the coronavirus
once while in quarantine there.
However, when the result of his second test was yet to be
announced, he was allowed to leave the quarantine centre to return home in the
northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on January 4 morning.
In the evening of the day, his test result came out
positive. The student later was hospitalized in Quang Ninh.
Immediately after receiving the information, the capital
city’s Health Department set up three delegations to inspect quarantine
facilities.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Centre for Disease Control said that four
people who had had contact with the patient at the quarantine facility in Hanoi
tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2. They will continue to be quarantined for
the next 14 days as regulated.
The Health Department of southern Dong Nai province on
January 5 sent an urgent message to local hospitals and health clinics asking
them to reassess disease prevention and control measures, and strictly conduct
screening, quarantine and tests for all suspected cases./.
Source: VietnamPlus
