Hundreds of samples linked to COVID-19 cases come back negative
VOV.VN - As many as 230 samples taken from F1 cases linked to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Tinh, and Khanh Hoa provinces have come back negative for the SARS-CoV-2-virus.
In addition, a total of 57 people who came into contact with two COVID-19 patients in Ha Tinh province went on to test negative for the virus for the second time.
Furthermore, 906 out of a total of 1012 F2 cases have also tested negative, whilst the remaining individuals are now awaiting for their results.
Contact tracing and mass testing has been carried out in Ha Tinh after the province recorded two COVID-19 cases. As part of preventative measures against the spread of the virus, the locality has moved to lock down two hamlets in Viet Tien and Tuong Son communes.
This is being done alongside banning passenger cars, contract vehicles, and taxi cabs traveling to and from areas with COVID-19 cases, while only allowing authorised vehicles to operate on fixed routes in the province.
Moreover, 112 F1 contacts linked to a COVID-19 case have since tested negative, with the entire group currently in quarantine where their health status remains stable.
Local authorities have said they will continue to trace F1 and F2 cases as the COVID-19 patient travelled a number of tourist sites throughout Nha Trang and Khanh Vinh district.
In Ho Chi Minh City, as many as 61 residents who came into close contact with a COVID-19 patient have tested negative for the virus, while a further 14 people are now waiting for their results.
As part of efforts to swiftly detect COVID-19 cases, the Da Nang Center for Disease Control took samples from 2,000 staff members on May 11, all of whom work at the central city’s airport. This comes after several infected people had arrived in the area, with the results set to be announced on the afternoon of the same day.
