Yen Thanh urgently isolated 2 epidemic areas in the community

In the past two days, people in Yen Thanh district have been worried about the news of many positive cases of Covid-19 in the community. Some of these cases have complicated travel schedules.

On the afternoon of November 27, after discovering 2 positive cases of Covid-19 in the community, Tay Ho hamlet, Nam Thanh commune was deserted because people limited going out of their homes. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Hoang Danh Truyen - Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee, Deputy Commander of the District Center for Covid-19 Prevention and ControlYen Thanhsaid: In the district, there have just appeared 2 Covid-19 epidemic points in the community, including: On the afternoon of November 27, in Tay Ho hamlet, Nam Thanh commune, with 2 positive cases; this morning of November 28, an additional epidemic point was identified in My Thanh commune, with 2 positive cases. In addition, there is also a suspected case of infection at An Hung Tailor Factory.

On the night of November 27, the district coordinated with communes to isolate and trace F1 and F2 cases to organize quarantine and collect samples for testing. Currently, 108 F1 cases in My Thanh commune and 49 F1 cases in Nam Thanh commune have been traced.

The epidemic situation in My Thanh commune is quite complicated, because F0's travel schedule is related to meetings and many places, so community screening is carried out in the two hamlets of Bac Dinh and Nam Dinh of My Thanh commune.

"This morning, the Steering Committee for Prevention and Control ofCovid-19 epidemicThe district organized a meeting to assess the epidemic level to implement further epidemic prevention and control measures for the two newly discovered epidemic sites; initially, set up checkpoints at Bac Dinh and Nam Dinh hamlets of My Thanh commune, then there will be specific solutions," Mr. Hoang Danh Truyen added./.