Vinh City: Temporarily suspend Dong Vinh market, take samples for testing of all traders

Information from Mr. Cao Van Toan - Chairman of People's CommitteeDong Vinh ward(Vinh City) said that the locality temporarily locked down Dong Vinh market on the morning of August 22 due to the connection with a patient infected with Covid-19.

Dong Vinh market was temporarily blocked on the morning of August 22. Photo: QA

Specifically, the patient is H.D.T, male, born in 1975. Address: Quynh Minh, Quynh Luu, rented a stall at Dong Vinh market. Every day, this trader often gets goods from the wholesale market to sell. On August 17, the patient was quarantined at home. On August 18, the patient was sampled for the first time and the result was negative. On August 21, the patient was sampled for the second time and the result was confirmed.negativewith SARS-CoV-2 virus.

After the market was sealed off, Dong Vinh ward organized a disinfection spraying of the market and notified all traders and residents living in the surrounding area to prepare for testing. The number of people to be sampled is expected to be around 250.

It is known that depending on the actual situation and test results, Dong Vinh ward will ask for Vinh city's opinion to reopen the market at the appropriate time.

People are not allowed to enter or exit Dong Vinh market area at this time. Photo: QA

Thus, Dong Vinh market is the 10th market in Vinh city to temporarily suspend operations after the following markets: Vinh market's western agricultural market (Hong Son ward), Ben Thuy market, Quyet market (Ben Thuy ward), Nghi An market (Nghi An commune), Mai Dau market, Quan Banh market (Nghi Phu commune), Duoc market (Hung Chinh commune), Quang Trung market (Quang Trung ward), Hung Dung market (Hung Dung ward)./.