Dien Chau: Blockade Van Tap village, isolate Minh Chau commune to prevent and control the epidemic

Early morning of June 18, Steering CommitteeCovid-19 preventionThe province has directed the urgent implementation of a number of epidemic prevention and control solutions in Dien Chau district.

After the emergency meeting, the members of the Steering Committee decided to further isolate Minh Chau commune, block off Van Tap hamlet of this commune to focus on tracing, isolating, and suppressing the epidemic. Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of the Department of Health requested the authorities to quickly trace F1s, urgently collect samples for testing for more than 1,000 people in Van Tap hamlet.

Medical staff work through the night to collect samples for testing from people in Minh Chau commune. Photo: Trung Thanh

As reported by Nghe An Newspaper: Dien Chau district has 3 more cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in this district to 7 cases and in Nghe An province to 11 people (from June 14 to present).

These 3 new Covid-19 cases are all in Van Tap village, Minh Chau commune, Dien Chau district. All 3 people live in the same village and rented a room with a Covid-19 case that was announced by Nghe An province a few hours earlier.

The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province and Dien Chau district inspected Minh Chau commune. Photo: Thanh Chung

The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province stated: Currently, the epidemic situation in Nghe An is very complicated, in Vinh city and Dien Chau district there are 4 Covid-19 outbreaks, however, the exact source of infection has not been determined, so the most important thing is to have a direction for investigation, tracing, and thorough sampling./.