Community cases appear after 10 days, Department of Health and Vinh City hold urgent meeting

Thanh Chung• DNUM_CFZAJZCACB 19:30

(Baonghean.vn) - Tonight, the Health sector and Vinh City will urgently investigate and trace F1 cases and related people.

Nơi ở của gia đình bệnh nhân được phong tỏa ngay trong chiều 25/9. Ảnh: Thành Chung
The patient's family's residence was sealed off on the afternoon of September 25. Photo: Thanh Chung
Immediately after the infection appearedCovid-19new community, on the evening of September 25, Department of HealthNghe Anand Vinh City held an urgent meeting to deploy prevention and control solutions.

According to the initial report, on the morning of September 25, patient TTN (registered residence in Block 6, Cua Nam Ward, currently residing in Block 2, Vinh Tan Ward) had symptoms of chest tightness and fatigue, so he went to Thai An General Hospital for examination. Through a rapid test, the patient tested positive. After that, the patient was sampled by PCR and the result was confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus at 3:30 p.m. the same day.

Lãnh đạo ngành y tế và TP Vinh kiểm tra, đánh giá nguy cơ lây nhiễm tại khu vực bệnh nhân sinh sống. Ảnh: Thành Chung
Leaders of the health sector and Vinh City inspected and assessed the risk of infection in the area where the patient lived. Photo: Thanh Chung
Investigation of the patient's epidemiological history showed that the patient's husband, who is being treated at Thai An General Hospital, also had similar symptoms but tested negative twice. One of the patient's three children returned from Ho Chi Minh City and completed centralized quarantine on September 5.

Currently, through rapid testing for the patient's 3 children, one person has a suspicious result. Nghe An CDC has taken PCR test samples for all 4 people in the patient's family. The results are still not available.

Test results show that patient TTN was infected with Covid-19 within 7-10 days before being detected.

Ngành y tế, TP Vinh và phường Vinh Tân tổ chức họp khẩn bàn các giải pháp phòng chống Covid-19. Ảnh: Thành Chung
The Health Department, Vinh City and Vinh Tan Ward held an urgent meeting to discuss solutions to prevent and combat Covid-19. Photo: Thanh Chung
Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Commander of the Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center of Nghe An province, Director of the Nghe An Department of Health, clearly stated the tasks that need to be done immediately: All levels and sectors in Vinh City need to quickly and expand investigation and tracing; consider F1 cases as F0 to find the source of infection; immediately isolate, block and quarantine, and take samples for testing of F1 cases and related people; spray chemicals to disinfect and sterilize the infected case's residence.

PGS.TS Dương Đình Chỉnh nêu rõ: Cần phải thần tốc, điều tra truy vết ngay các trường hợp F1 của bệnh nhân T.T.N. Ảnh: Thành Chung
Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh stated: It is necessary to quickly investigate and immediately trace F1 cases of patient TTN. Photo: Thanh Chung

Vinh City Party Secretary Phan Duc Dong - Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Vinh City clearly directed: We must resolutely trace and search for all F1 cases tonight; isolate the entire block 2, Vinh Tan ward, not allowing people to move out of the area; take all test samples for all people in block 2 on September 26./.

Thanh Chung