About 700 Nghe An people returning from Bach Mai Hospital all tested negative for Covid-19

According to the Department of Health's report on Covid-19 prevention and control, as of the morning of April 11, there were 4,073 people in Nghe An province being quarantined and monitored. A decrease of more than 500 people compared to the previous day.

Of these, 67 people are being quarantined at home and at their place of residence, a decrease of 28 people. 34 people are being quarantined at the district level; 3,891 people are being quarantined at the provincial level, a decrease of 488 cases whose quarantine period has expired and they have been returned to their localities. In addition, there are 81 people being quarantined and treated at hospitals in the area.

Currently, all Covid-19 test results in Nghe An are negative. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Up to now, Nghe An has taken samples of 4,335 cases for Covid-19 testing. More than half of these were negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus, the rest are waiting for results. It is expected that today, medical staff will continue to take samples of about 1,000 people who are being quarantined in the area to ensure their safety.
According to Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of the Provincial Center for Disease Control, Nghe An has so far completed taking samples for testing of citizens returning from Bach Mai Hospital. "The test results show that all are negative for Covid-19," Mr. Dinh said.

Through screening, Nghe An province has nearly 1,000 people who have visited and received treatment at Bach Mai Hospital within 14 days (from March 10 to March 24). However, because many people have passed the 14-day period since returning from this epidemic area, the authorities only took samples for testing from about 700 people. Meanwhile, by April 12, the Bach Mai Hospital epidemic area will also end its lockdown period.

Also related to this outbreak, Nghe An province has only 58 people returning from Bach Mai Hospital being quarantined and monitored at home; 10 people are quarantined at the district level and 34 people are quarantined and treated at hospitals.