Test results for 27 people in close contact with 'patient 435' have been received.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health said that by the early morning of July 29, after an epidemiological investigation, the health agency had identified 27 people as F1 of "patient 435". All of these people were immediately sampled for testing and taken to centralized quarantine.

Currently, all 27 F1s and 1 F2 of this patient tested negative for Covid-19 in the first test.

In addition, the Nghe An Center for Disease Control also took samples from a patient being treated at Quynh Luu District General Hospital. This person is not related to "patient 435" but has just returned from Da Nang, and has many symptoms of the epidemic. The first test result showed negative for Covid-19.

The health ministry is investigating the family epidemiology of "patient 435". Photo: TH

Last night, many medical staff stayed up all night to organize large-scale chemical spraying and disinfection in An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu district. At the same time, they thoroughly checked the F1, F2, F3 components of "patient 435" with the viewpoint of "better to have more than to miss". For the 27 F1 components, they are currently being quarantined centrally, while the F2 and F3 components are being quarantined and closely monitored at home.

"Patient 435", female, 29 years old, temporarily residing in An Hai Dong ward, Son Tra district, Da Nang city, is from An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu district. This patient is an employee of the Traditional Medicine Department, Da Nang Hospital. On July 27, the patient's sample was taken for testing, the result was positive for nCoV.
Before being diagnosed with the disease, on July 19, this nurse brought her boyfriend from Da Nang to her hometown in An Hoa commune to meet him. There, the family held a party. According to the family, during the 2 days in the hometown, the patient went to the market and some places, however, every time she went out, she wore a mask.