Hanoi reports 10 COVID-19 cases, disrupting 10 days without infections

The Centre for Disease Control of Hanoi on Tuesday morning reported 10 community cases of COVID-19 in the city, including five members of a family in My Duc District, breaking a 10-day streak without new cases.

A checkpoint was set up in Kenh Dao Hamlet in An My Commune, My Duc District. The hamlet is home to 618 families with 2,190 people. Photo hanoimoi.com.vn

The husband in the family reportedly works as a freelance driver and went to Hoang Mai District in the central province of Nghe An on June 22 with a man from Ha Nam Province who tested positive for SARS-Cov-2 on Monday.

His wife reportedly had symptoms of COVID-19 since July 1 while his 18-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter had symptoms since July 2. The other daughter, eight years old, had symptoms since July 3.

More than 400 people relating to the family including 60 F1, 194 F2 and 147 F3 contacts have been tested for SARS-CoV-2 and are awaiting results.

Local authorities locked down the family’s residential area in Kenh Dao Hamlet, An My Commune in My Duc District and An My General Clinic.

A guard of SEI Company in Bac Thang Long Industrial Park was also confirmed to have COVID-19 on Monday. He reportedly had contact on June 27 with three people who were confirmed as COVID-19 patients on Monday in Bac Giang Province.

From June 28 to July 4, he worked at the gate of the company, checking staff cards and giving bike locks to workers.

On July 1, he went to Dong Anh General Hospital for a check-up after suffering a fever. A quick test result indicated he was infected with SARS-CoV-2. RT-PCR test confirmed the result later.

On Tuesday, three people who had close contact with him tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 including a woman living in the same residential area and two other guards of SEI Company.

On Tuesday morning, Hanoi’s CDC confirmed another case in Hoang Mai District, a man who drove four COVID-19 patients who travelled on flight VN286 that departed from HCM City to Hanoi on July 3.

The new cases have not been officially confirmed by the health ministry yet.

According to the ministry’s statistics, during the fourth wave of infections since late April, Hanoi has reported 468 cases with the last two reported on June 26.

Source: Vietnam News