Searching for illegal immigrants related to SARS-CoV-2 positive cases

On the afternoon of December 31, Dr. Nguyen Tri Dung - Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) said that the city is searching for 1 illegal immigrant with a group of 6 people, including 4Covid-19 patients, including patients 1440, 1451, 1452, 1453.

Accordingly, this person and 2 others entered the country illegally, together with a group of 6 people returning from Myanmar. However, after crossing the border to An Giang, these 2 people did not travel in the same car with the other group of 6 people, but instead found their own means of transportation.

Of these, 1 person returning to Ca Mau was discovered on December 30 and is being quarantined, 2 people moved to Ho Chi Minh City.

Medical staff take samples for testing in the community.

After initial investigation, the woman was taken to Tan Phu district. The city is currently tracing, verifying and searching for this woman.

HCDC also said that the city has just discovered 5 cases of illegal entry from China in Thu Duc district. The first test results of all 5 people were negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

HCDC also calls on illegal immigrants for public health to boldly declare their health status so they can be monitored and tested. Failure to declare their health status and not quarantine as prescribed can pose a huge risk to the community if they are unfortunately infected with Covid-19.