Morning of June 18: Nghe An has 7 more Covid-19 cases, 1 case is a hospital staff

On the morning of June 18, Dr. Nguyen Canh Hung - Deputy Director of Nghe An Mental Hospital said that the unit is blocking the Male Mental Health Department with about 100 people, both patients and medical staff, after test results confirmed that one employee here was positive for Covid-19.

"Currently, our hospital has temporarily stopped accepting patients. We are waiting for the Department of Health's decision on whether to lock down the entire hospital or not," Mr. Hung said.

This patient is a 31-year-old female. According to a quick investigation, this person has no epidemiological history, although her house is in Ha Huy Tap ward but not in the locked-down area. On June 17, she had a fever, the rapid test results were positive twice, so her sample was taken and sent to Nghe An CDC for confirmation testing.

Three people in a family who were F1 of this patient residing in Hung Binh ward were immediately quarantined and tested. The results were also positive for Covid-19.

Nghe An Mental Hospital has temporarily stopped accepting patients. Photo: TH

In addition, Nghe An CDC also recorded 1 patient on Herman Street (Hung Phuc Ward). This is the mother of a 5-year-old boy who tested positive on the evening of June 17.

Also according to the announcement of Nghe An CDC, while the mother tested positive, this morning, the test result of this boy was confirmed to be negative. These are the F1s of "patient 11634".

In Dong Vinh ward, a 51-year-old woman also tested positive. This is F1 of "patient 11633".
In Ky Tan commune (Tan Ky), a 21-year-old female patient was also identified as the first Covid-19 infection case in the district. This case is working in Bac Giang. After being quarantined for 21 days in the epidemic area, on June 16, she returned to her hometown and has been quarantined at home until now.

Thus, from 0:00 to 8:30 am on June 18, Nghe An province recorded 10 more Covid-19 cases, including 3 cases in Minh Chau commune, Dien Chau district, 1 case in Tan Ky district and 6 cases in Vinh city.

Authorities are stepping up investigation, tracing and taking samples to test those involved.