3/5 new COVID-19 cases related to Da Nang, Vietnam has 789 patients
The 6am news on August 8, 2020 of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported that 5 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded, of which 3/5 cases were related to Da Nang. 2 imported cases were immediately quarantined. Vietnam has 789 patients.
Of the 5 new cases, 3 are: 2 in Quang Ngai, 1 in Hanoi related to Da Nang and 2 were quarantined immediately after entering Khanh Hoa.
CASE 785 (BN785) in Hanoi: male, 42 years old, address at Duc Thuong, Hoai Duc, Hanoi.
July 16-20, travel to Da Nang with family.
On August 3, symptoms of cough and little phlegm started.
On August 6, admitted to the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Dong Anh facility, and had samples taken for testing.
On August 7, the patient tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The patient is currently isolated and treated at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Dong Anh facility.
PATIENTS 786 – 787 (BN 786-787) in Quang Ngai:1 case is F1 of patient 574 (mother), patient 572 (younger sibling), patient 710 (father) and 1 case is F1 of patient 630.
PATIENTS 788 - 789 (BN 788-789) in Khanh Hoa:On August 5, these two patients from Mexico (transiting in Japan) entered Cam Ranh Airport on flight VJ7837 and were quarantined immediately after entry at the National Defense and Security Education Center of Nha Trang University.
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Test results on August 7 showed that the patient was positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus. Both patients are currently isolated and treated at Khanh Hoa Tropical Diseases Hospital.
Total cases: 789 cases
- As of 6:00 a.m. on August 8: Vietnam has a total of 789 COVID-19 cases, of which 316 imported cases were quarantined immediately.
- Number of new cases related to Da Nang from July 25 to present: 333 cases.
- From 6:00 p.m. August 7 to 6:00 a.m. August 8: 5 new cases.
Number of people in quarantine: Total number of people in close contact and entering from epidemic areas being monitored for health (quarantined): 166,521, of which:
- Concentrated isolation at hospital: 6,929
- Centralized quarantine at other facilities: 24,446
- Isolation at home, place of residence: 135,146