Evening of May 23: 76 more cases; Thanh Hoa prosecutes case of Covid-19 patient escaping quarantine to eat dog meat
(Baonghean.vn) - On May 23, Vietnam recorded 131 new cases, including 129 domestic cases and 2 cases quarantined immediately after entering the country.
The Ministry of Health on the evening of May 23 recorded 76 positive cases of nCoV, of which 57 cases were in Bac Giang and 19 were in Bac Ninh.
Thus, on May 23, Vietnam recorded 131 new cases, including 129 cases recorded domestically and 2 cases quarantined immediately after entering the country. The number of new cases from April 27 to now is 2,165. 76 new cases were recorded from number 5142-5217.
Meanwhile, on the afternoon of May 23, Ngoc Lac District Police (Thanh Hoa) initiated a criminal case of spreading a dangerous infectious disease to humans, according to Article 240 of the 2015 Penal Code, related to "patient 4694". The time to prosecute the accused will depend on the verification results.
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| Health authorities take samples of people in close contact with "patient 4694" in Ngoc Lac district. Photo: Lam Son. |
Male "patient 4694", 27 years old, from Minh Son commune, Ngoc Lac district, works at Crystal Martin Company, Quang Chau Industrial Park, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province. On the afternoon of May 17, he rode a motorbike from the company to his rented room in Thuong Mao commune, Que Vo district, Bac Ninh; then he and his fiancee took a taxi back to their hometown.
On May 22, Thanh Hoa also recorded "patient 5046" returning from Hanoi to his hometown in Thieu Phuc commune, Thieu Hoa district. According to Thanh Hoa provincial leaders, upon returning to his hometown, this person did not strictly follow quarantine and medical declaration; showed signs of dishonest declaration, went to many places, and came into contact with many people, causing a very high risk of infection in the community.
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