Hai Phong locks down hospital linked to recent COVID-19 cases
VGP - The Hai Phong Children's Hospital on January 28 locked down for chemical disinfection after a child patient was diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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The child and his mother, an employee working for Poyun Electronics Co.Ltd. in Hai Duong where the virus was detected, went to Hai Phong for a visit on January 24.
They both showed flu-like symptoms such as a fever, and went to the Children’s Hospital for medical examination.
While the mother was virus free, the child tested positive. The patient was transferred to Hai Duong for treatment.
Drector of the municipal Department of Health Tran Anh Cuong said Epidemiologists disinfected the Hai Phong Children’s Hospital and tested many of its medical workers for COVID-19.
The hospital is hastening contact tracing to early detect and quarantine those who had come into contact with the child patient, he added.
In Viet Nam, Hai Phong is the third locality that has confirmed the emergence of the coronavirus after Quang Ninh and Hai Duong.
By Vien Nhu
