Two more people have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of patients nationwide to 257.
On the evening of April 10th, the Ministry of Health announced two more cases of Covid-19, including one patient in Ha Loi commune (Me Linh district, Hanoi). To date, five people in Ha Loi commune have contracted Covid-19.
Patient 256He is a 52-year-old male, a Vietnamese national, residing in Dinh Du, Van Lam, Hung Yen.
On March 27th, this person arrived at Noi Bai Airport from Russia on flight SU290 and was transferred to a centralized quarantine facility at the Vinh Phuc Provincial School of Culture and Arts. Currently, the patient is being isolated and treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Branch 2, Hanoi.
Patient 257She is a 15-year-old female, a Vietnamese national, residing in Hoi Hamlet, Ha Loi Commune, Me Linh District, Hanoi. She is a student, currently staying at home and not going anywhere.
On March 20th, patient 243 (a friend of the female student's father) visited the house. On April 8th, the female student showed symptoms of fever and runny nose. On April 9th, a sample was taken from the patient for testing, and the result came back positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus one day later.
The patient's father was tested and the results were negative. Currently, the patient is isolated and receiving treatment at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Branch 2.
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| Social distancing is a crucial measure in preventing the widespread transmission of infectious diseases in the community. Photo: Viet Linh. |
Earlier this morning, the Ministry of Health reported no new Covid-19 cases, 35 more people had tested negative one to two times, and many cases had recovered.
Associate Professor Tran Dac Phu, former Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, and senior advisor to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, said that the number of new cases has decreased in recent days. However, people should not be complacent.
"When people see the number of cases decreasing, they think we've succeeded, but that's not actually the case. The epidemic is silently spreading and could easily flare up again. In the current context, social distancing is crucial. Because, when there are community transmissions, we don't know who is infected and we don't know where the source of the disease is," said Associate Professor Tran Dac Phu.
The essence of social distancing is to prevent contact between sick and healthy people for a certain period of time (at least 14 days). After that time, the pathogens from an infected person are no longer able to spread.
According to Associate Professor Tran Dac Phu, social distancing is a crucial measure in preventing the widespread transmission of infectious diseases in the community and must be implemented seriously and thoroughly everywhere.
