41 people from Nghe An returned from the epidemic area at Viet Duc Hospital

On the afternoon of October 5, Mr. Tran Minh Tue - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Health said that the province has screened 41 people related to House D - Viet Duc Friendship Hospital.

"All of these people have been tested and the first test results are negative. We are currently requiring them to quarantine at home and will continue to take more samples for testing," said Mr. Tue.

Regarding the outbreak at Viet Duc Hospital, this morning, another infected case was discovered, a native of Nghe An but renting a room in Hanoi. The new infected case is a 49-year-old woman from Hamlet 13, Quynh Thanh, Quynh Luu, Nghe An. On September 22, she went to Viet Duc Friendship Hospital for a check-up, then rented a room outside. On October 1, a positive case appeared in the boarding house area and was locked down. Her sample was taken, tested negative, and on October 4, another sample was taken and the test result confirmed positive for nCoV.

Illustration: Thanh Cuong

To date, the outbreak related to Viet Duc Friendship Hospital has detected a total of 42 cases in 5 provinces and cities in 6 days. In addition, 4 provinces and cities have recorded infections related to Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, including: Nam Dinh with 4 cases, Ha Tinh with 2 cases, Hung Yen and Hai Duong each with one case. Hanoi alone has 34 cases, including 2 people from the Oncology Department on the 8th floor of Building D and the hospital cafeteria; 8 people from the Digestive Surgery Department and 21 people from the Perineal Colorectal Surgery Center, all on the 7th floor of Building D; one in the Intensive Care Department 2; two people from the Phu Doan Street blockade area./.