Corona test results of driver and bus assistant carrying passengers from Vinh Phuc to Nghe An with fever

On the morning of February 19, Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of the Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control said that the unit had just received the Covid-19 test results of 3 patients in Nghe An sent from the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology. All samples were negative for Covid-19.

So far, all samples sent from Nghe An for testing have tested negative for Covid-19. Photo: Archive

All three of these people are employees of Vinh Chung Company, including one driver and two assistants. These three people served on the bus running from Phu Tho to Thai Hoa, including picking up Mr. Phan Van Thanh from Vinh Phuc province to Nghia Dan on February 1. Mr. Thanh was in contact with the husband of a Covid-19 patient, then had a fever and cough.

On February 12, the Phu Tho Bus Station Management Board sent a written report to the governing body, stating that "the driver and assistant had a fever and cough and were quarantined by Nghe An health authorities". However, the bus company and the Phu Tho Department of Health immediately issued a written rebuttal to this information.