Nghe An CDC urgently sent a working group to Yen Thanh to investigate and collect samples of F2 cases.

Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh, Director of the Center for Disease Control of Nghe An province, informed: This afternoon, the unit urgently sent a working group to Yen Thanh district to investigate and collect samples of F2 cases related to the VTHN case (female, born in 1985, address at P1530 ​​HH02B Thanh Ha, Thanh Ha urban area, Cu Khe commune, Thanh Oai district) just announced by the Hanoi Department of Health this morning (May 8).

Nghe An CDC sent a working group to Yen Thanh district to support and investigate and collect samples for testing of F2 cases. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On May 6, 2021, Mr. Ho Sy Thang returned from Hanoi to Tay Trung hamlet to attend the family's ancestral ceremony and met many people there. Before returning, Mr. Thang had dinner with his daughter-in-law. On May 7, Mr. Thang returned from Tho Thanh to Hanoi for work.

On the morning of May 8, after patient VTHN was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 (was quarantined and treated at Ha Dong General Hospital), Mr. Thang's family called to inform the People's Committee of Tho Thanh commune about the situation. And this afternoon (May 8), Mr. Ho Sy Thang had his sample taken.testCovid-191st time, expected results tonight.

Immediately after receiving the information, the People's Committee of Tho Thanh commune issued an urgent notice to search for people who had contact with Mr. Ho Sy Thang; requesting those who had contact to self-isolate at home and not to contact people around them. The Yen Thanh District Medical Center and Tho Thanh commune urgently reviewed the list of people in contact, arranged for home quarantine and took samples for testing. Realizing the high risk of infection, Nghe An CDC urgently sent a working group to support./.