Travel history of Vietnam’s latest COVID-19 patient
VOV.VN - Before testing positive, Vietnam’s latest male patient taught at two English centres in Ho Chi Minh City, went to a café and sang karaoke with friends.
The Ministry of Health confirmed on Nov. 30 L.M.S, 32, contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus after having close contact with a Vietnam Airlines attendant, a COVID-19 patient.
The man lives in Ward 3, District 6, and is a teacher at two English Language Centers in Tan Binh District and District 10.
He stayed with the Vietnam Airlines attendant in a boarding house during his friend’s quarantine period.
From Nov. 16 to 25, the man taught at the Key English Centre of District 10 and Tan Binh District, stayed at a boarding house with the Vietnam Airlines attendant, and then went to his own house in District 6.
On Nov. 22, he drank coffee with a friend at Van Hanh Mall’s Highlands Coffee bar from 8 to 9pm.
On Nov. 23, he sang karaoke with five of his friends on Thanh Thai Street between 10 and 11pm.
From Nov. 26 to 28, the man went to teach and came home, without contacting the Vietnam Airlines attendant again.
Knowing that he had close contact with a COVID-19 patient, he was transferred to a concentrated quarantine facility of District 6 where was tested for COVID-19.
With the positive test confirmed, he was transferred to Ho Chi Minh City’s Cu Chi field hospital for medical observation and treatment.
The HCM City authorities tracked down, quarantined and tested those who had contact with the latest patient. They also suspended all venues where the patient visited for disinfection.
This is the first community case Vietnam has detected after nearly three months.