'Patient 812' tested positive after two negative tests 5
The above information was given by Director of the Department of Health Nguyen Khac Hien at the meeting of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control in Hanoi, on the morning of August 9.
According to Mr. Hien, the male `patient 812` worked at the same store as `patient 447` and had close contact.
On July 29, he was sampled for PCR testing by Bac Tu Liem District Medical Center for the first time, with negative results.
On August 3, he had fever, fatigue and was transferred to Thanh Nhan Hospital for isolation and treatment.
On August 7, the symptoms increased, the patient continued to be tested for the third time.
Pizza shop 106 Tran Thai Tong, Cau Giay.
Hanoi CDC Deputy Director Khong Minh Tuan said that this shows that the city has a second generation case related to Da Nang factors.
Secretary of Bac Tu Liem district Tran The Cuong said `patient 812` is one of 9 F1 cases of `patient 447` in the district.
Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said that in phase 3 (from the discovery of the case in Da Nang on July 25), Hanoi recorded seven cases, including case 712 announced by the Ministry of Health in Hai Duong.
Faced with this, Mr. Chung requested that many measures be carried out in parallel, `racing` against time.
The city will focus on tracing F1 and F2 of all patients in the area.
`All F1 must be quarantined centrally and take samples for PCR testing. F2 must be quarantined at home, then take samples for testing,` President Hanoi said, adding that F1 cases must take samples at least twice.
City police are assigned to patrol, remind, and strictly handle cases of not wearing masks in public.
`From now until August 15-20 will be peak days, new cases may be detected as the city is organizing tests for nearly 100,000 people returning from Da Nang. People need to be very calm.`
By the morning of August 9, the total number of infected cases nationwide was 812, of which 395 people had recovered, 10 died, and 407 patients were being treated.
The number of new infections in the community from July 25 to present is 355, recorded in 13 provinces and cities and all have epidemiological factors related to the Da Nang outbreak.
