Vegetable vendor tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Hanoi
VOV.VN - The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed on June 7 that a local resident who runs a fruit and vegetable stall in a wet market in Dong Anh town of Hanoi capital has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The patient, a 45-year-old woman, had initially started to show symptoms of the COVID-19 on May 30 like a sore throat and snivel.
She then visited Bac Thang Long Hospital in order to undergo a checkup and have samples taken to check signs of the virus. The test proved on June 6 she had carried the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The source of infection remains unknown, said the Hanoi CDC.
Local authorities scrambled to conduct field investigations and issued warnings against those visiting a number of locations in Dong Anh.
By utilising contact tracing methods, relevant agencies have initially identified and isolated 19 people in close contact with the patient.
At present, contact tracing is underway in an effort to swiftly quarantine and test individuals who came into contact with the vegetable vendor.
