Nghe An: 3 students are F0, 2 schools temporarily switch to online learning

Morning of December 30,Nghe Anrecorded 81 new Covid-19 cases, including 10 community cases. Notably, there are 6 community cases in Dien Yen commune, Dien Chau district, 3 of which are students at primary and secondary schools in the area.

Specifically, the 3 students infected with Covid-19 in the community are patient LHA, female, born in 2009; patient LAT, female, born in 2014 and patient H.D.C.D, male, born in 2011.

Immediately after receiving the test results, Dien Yen commune locked down the residences of households infected with Covid-19 and focused on tracing F1s related to these cases.

Taking Covid-19 test samples. Photo: PV

Mr. Pham Xuan Sanh - Vice Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee said: "In the face of the Covid-19 epidemic entering schools, Dien Chau District has directed all students and teachers of Dien Yen Primary and Secondary Schools to stop in-person learning and temporarily switch to online learning starting today, December 30, until further notice. This afternoon, samples will be taken for testing of all students and teachers of the two schools. Preschool students in the area will still go to school normally."

According to data from the Dien Chau District Education Department, Dien Yen Primary School has 1,551 students and Dien Yen Secondary School has 801 students. Large-scale sampling is needed to promptly isolate F0 from the community when, during the recent in-person learning period, students played and frolicked together, posing a potential risk of spreading the disease.

Information on 3 cases of students infected with Covid - 19 in Dien Yen commune, Dien Chau on the morning of December 30

BN H.D.C.D, male, born in 2011. Address: Hamlet 11, Dien Yen Commune, Dien Chau District. The patient is the son of the PTL patient announced at the same time. The patient has symptoms of runny nose, mild fever, and headache.

BN LHA, female, born in 2009. Address: Hamlet 6, Dien Yen Commune, Dien Chau District. The patient studied in the same class as patient H.D.C.D who was announced at the same time. On December 29, the patient was screened with a suspicious sample. After that, the patient was isolated, and the sample was confirmed. The patient has no symptoms.

BN LAT, female, born in 2014. Address: Hamlet 6, Dien Yen Commune, Dien Chau District. The patient studied at the same school as patient H.D.C.D who was announced at the same time. On December 29, the patient was screened with a suspicious sample. After that, the patient was isolated, and the sample was confirmed. The patient had a fever.