Vinh City: Urgently investigate and trace after discovering 3 more positive cases in the quarantine area

Thanh Chung• September 15, 2021 17:11

(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, the authorities have identified 7 related F1 cases.

Leaders of the Department of Health, Vinh City directly inspected and directed anti-epidemic activities in Nghi Phu commune when 3 new patients appeared. Photo: Thanh Chung

On the afternoon of September 15, Vinh City had 3 more infections.Covid-19new in the centralized medical quarantine area. These are 3 F1 cases converted to F0. The 3 new patients are: Patient NSL (male, born in 1988, in hamlet 7 - Nghi Phu commune); patient NTTL (female, born in 2010, in hamlet 7 - Nghi Phu commune); patient NHĐ (male, born in 2015, in hamlet 7 - Nghi Phu commune). Patients NTTL and NHĐ are children of patient NSL

A quarantine checkpoint was set up in hamlet 7, Nghi Phu commune. Photo: Thanh Chung

The source of infection for the 3 father and son NSL patients was from patient PTM (female, born in 1986, wife of patient NSL) and patient NTT (female, born in 2009, child of patient NSL and patient PTM).

Previously, the two cases PTM and NTT were F1 subjects, and were sent to centralized medical quarantine for 14 days. On August 31, the two cases were allowed to return home and continue to be quarantined at home for 14 days according to regulations. On September 9, the two cases PTM and NTT were tested and the results were positive forCovid-19and transferred to hospital for treatment…

The patient's family living area. Photo: Thanh Chung

Immediately after that, the patient's family's living area was strictly quarantined. The remaining 3 family members, NSL, NTTL and NHĐ, were taken to centralized quarantine. On September 15, the 3 people, NSL, NTTL and NHĐ, were sampled for the second time and confirmed to be infected with Covid-19.

Realizing that there was an infection during the time the two patients PTM and NTT were quarantined at home; there was a risk of spreading the infection to the community, Vinh City and the Department of Health urgently conducted an investigation, carefully tracing back the home quarantine process of the two patients PTM and NTT, as well as the contact history of all 5 patients. So far, 7 related F1 cases have been temporarily identified.

The Director of Nghe An Department of Health seeks more information about the contact and interaction of patients and F1 cases from people living in the area. Photo: Thanh Chung

Vinh City and the Department of Health have directed Vinh City Medical Center and Nghi Phu Commune to temporarily block off the area where F1 cases live; spray disinfectants; take samples for testing of F1 cases and people living in the temporarily blocked area; and send F1 cases to centralized medical quarantine.

Thanh Chung