Yen Bai puts one imported COVID-19 case into quarantine after entry

The country’s latest patient is a 35-year-old expert from India who entered the nation via Noi Bai International Airport before heading to Yen Bai province with a team made up of 11 Indian specialists.

Upon testing, his results came out positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, while the remaining cases all recorded negative results during their initial test.

Following the detection of the latest case, the provincial People's Committee moved to immediately instruct the local Department of Health, the People's Committee, and related units to swiftly trace all people who came into close contact with the infected patient. This should be done alongside disinfecting the entire hotel area where the Indian team have been staying, in addition to taking drastic preventive measures in line with regulations set out by the Ministry of Health.

The Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and Yen Bai Department of Health have now transferred the positive patient to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in order to undergo medical observation for COVID-19 treatment.

Meanwhile, the Ben Tre province Department of Health said the locality are treating 18 active COVID-19 patients.

Ngo Van Tan, director of the provincial Department of Health, said among the 18 COVID-19 cases, a total of five patients have since tested negative for the virus three times, whilst two cases have tested negative for the virus once.

This comes after 160 citizens returning from the Philippines were put into isolation on March 29 in Chau Binh commune of Giong Trom district in Ben Tre province. After conducting sampling, 12 cases were found to be positive for the virus, with five F1 cases recording positive results later.