A Nghe An passenger on a flight with someone testing positive for Covid-19

On the afternoon of March 26, Mr. Tran Minh Tue - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Health, said that the unit initially determined that a passenger on flight VJ458 from Phu Quoc to Hanoi on the morning of March 22 was from Nghe An.

This passenger is from Son Hai commune, Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province. After landing at Noi Bai airport, this person is still in Hanoi. "We have contacted the Hanoi CDC about this case to quarantine and take samples for testing according to regulations," said Mr. Tue.

Following the direction of the Ministry of Health, Nghe An Department of Health also issued an urgent notice about the flight related to this COVID-19 patient.

Accordingly, Nghe An Department of Health recommends that passengers onflight VJ458,From Phu Quoc airport to Noi Bai airport (Hanoi) on March 22:
- Immediately contact the nearest medical facility for advice and support;
- Call hotlines that provide phone numbers of people you have been in close contact with:
+ 1900.9095 (Ministry of Health)
+ 02386.555.666 (Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control).
- Declare health status online at https://tokhaiyte.vn and regularly update your health status.
- Install the Bluezone application to be warned of the risk of Covid-19 infection: https://www.bluezone.gov.vn.

Urgent announcement from Nghe An Department of Health. Photo: Tien Hung

Previously, on the morning of March 26, the Ministry of Health recorded two cases of Covid-19 illegally entering the country by fishing boat from Phu Quoc to Ho Chi Minh City, then one person took a plane to Hai Phong. The two women are both 25 years old, one is from Tra On, Vinh Long and the other is from Cam Pha, Quang Ninh. Both illegally entered Phu Quoc by fishing boat on March 22.

The native of Vinh Long then traveled from Phu Quoc to Ho Chi Minh City by sea and road. On March 24, she went to FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for testing, and on March 25, the result was positive. The patient is currently isolated and treated at Cu Chi Field Hospital.

A native of Cam Pha, Quang Ninh, and another person took flight VJ458 from Phu Quoc to Noi Bai airport, then took a private car to Hai Phong. On March 24, she went to Vinmec Hai Phong Hospital for testing, and on March 25, the result was positive. The other person who was on the same flight with her has now tested negative.

Currently, Nghe An is quarantining 158 people to prevent Covid-19, of which 58 are foreign experts, the rest are citizens returning from epidemic areas in the country. Up to now, Nghe An has taken more than 41,000 samples for testing, all with negative results.

Tien Hung