Nghe An looking for motorbike taxi driver who transported Covid-19 patient

Tien Hung• DNUM_AFZAHZCACB 16:07

(Baonghean.vn) - A motorbike taxi driver transported 3 passengers from Vinh airport, one of whom tested positive for Covid-19.

On July 5, the Nghe An Department of Health issued an urgent notice about a location related to Covid-19. In the notice, the Department of Health is looking for a motorbike taxi driver who transported 3 passengers from Vinh Airport at around 1:30 p.m. to Nghi Lien Commune Police Station at 4:10 p.m. on July 1.

This motorbike taxi driver is related to the 20-year-old patient, causing the entire village 12 (Dien Thinh commune, Dien Chau) to be locked down again after less than a day of stopping social distancing according to Directive 16.

Accordingly, this young man traded at Binh Dien market - Ho Chi Minh City. On June 23 and 24, the patient was tested rapidly in Ho Chi Minh City with negative results. On July 1, the patient from Ho Chi Minh City arrived at Vinh Airport and was tested rapidly with negative results.

After arriving at Vinh Airport, the patient and two others took a motorbike taxi to the blockade point in Nghi Lien Commune to catch a taxi to their hometown in Village 12, Dien Thinh Commune and were quarantined at home. On July 3, the patient was sampled and the test results confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Ca bệnh về từ TP HCM khiến một thôn ở xã Diễn Thịnh cách ly xã hội trở lại sau gần một ngày được nới lỏng. Ảnh: TH

A case returning from Ho Chi Minh City has forced a village in Dien Thinh commune to return to social isolation after nearly a day of easing. Photo: TH

Also in this announcement, the Department of Health is looking for people to come to the Hoai Thuan scrap collection booth, house number 197, Pham Hong Thai: from June 18 to June 23.

The Department of Health recommends that people who have been to the locations or traveled on the means of transport listed below should 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); make online health declarations at https://tokhaiyte.vn, NCOVI, Bluezone and regularly update their health status.