Nghe An is looking for people who visited Vinh city wholesale market from June 1-23.

Statistics from Nghe An Health Department: Among the 45 Covid-19 infections since June 13, there are 12 people working in restaurants and businesses, including 4 food vendors (3 people selling food at night), 1 person working in a beer restaurant, 1 person selling sticky rice in the morning, especially 6 people selling at Vinh city wholesale market.

There have been at least 6 Covid-19 cases related to Vinh city wholesale market. Photo: Quang An

Accordingly: To ensure safety in preventing the Covid-19 epidemic in Nghe An province, the Department of Health recommends that all people who have been to Vinh city wholesale market from June 1-23, 2021 immediately contact the nearest commune or ward health station for support; call the hotline and provide the phone numbers of people who have been in close contact with them at 1900.9095 (Ministry of Health) and 02386.555.666 (Provincial Center for Disease Control).

Nghe An Department of Health requested the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of districts, cities and towns to direct the People's Committees at the commune level, tracing teams, and community Covid-19 teams to urgently review and trace each household and organize sample collection; for cases returning from wholesale markets within 21 days, it is recommended to organize quarantine at home or place of residence; assign the Provincial Center for Disease Control, Medical Centers of districts, cities and towns to deploy notifications to people and communities in the area.

Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of Nghe An Province Center for Disease Control recommends: People in localities related to wholesale markets need to immediately go to medical facilities to declare to get free Covid-19 screening samples, promptly preventing the spread of the epidemic.