319 people in contact with Covid-19 patients tested negative
319 people who came into contact with patients 45, 48, 53, 54, 34, and British tourists who had been to the city, tested negative for nCoV today.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control, specifically:
- 61 people in close contact with "patient 45" have54 people tested negative, 6 people are waiting for results, one positive case is "patient 48".
- Among 197 people in close contact with "patient 48", there are69 people tested negative, 128 people are waiting for results.
34 people work in the same company with "patient 45" and 48, currently 29 people are negative, 5 people are waiting.
- 90 out of 131 people in contact with "patient 53" tested negative, 41 people are waiting for results.
- 27 people in contact with "patient 54" have had their samples taken for testing, all are waiting for results.
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| Barriers restrict entry and exit to alley 40/7 Bui Vien, District 1, after a Western tourist was infected with nCoV, March 15. Photo: Nhu Quynh |
- Regarding "patient 34" Dang Thi Lynh Trang in Binh Thuan, Ho Chi Minh City verified 29 passengers on flight QR974 on March 2 with her, currently 25 people tested negative, 3 people are waiting for results, one person who did not take a sample is quarantined at home.
- 57 people in contact with oneA British national had stayed in the city before testing positive in Cambodia, five people are awaiting results, and the remaining 52 people tested negative for nCoV.
By noon on March 17,Ho Chi Minh City recorded 8 Covid-19 cases, of which 3 people recovered last month, 5 patients were detected in the past 7 days.
523 people are being quarantined at the city's centralized quarantine points, 471 cases are being monitored at district quarantine centers, and 494 people are being monitored at home.
The health sector recommends that peopleWash your hands frequently with soap and clean water,Clean contact surfaces with soap or a common disinfectant.waist and remove mask properly.
