HCMC: Two new cases of COVID-19 linked with Tan Son Nhat Airport
TGVN. HCMC's Centre for Disease Control has seen two new cases of COVID-19 on February 12th and 13th, both linked with the hotbed in Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
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The city’s Centre for disease control (HCDC) said on February 13th morning that the new COVID-19 patients are mother and son residing in District 12.
The son, working at Tan Son Nhat Aiport, was an employee of the Vietnam Airport Ground Services Co. Ltd (VIAGS), which has had some of its staff members contracting COVID-19, but quit his job on February 1st. He was confirmed to be positive for the virus on February 13th morning while his mother one day earlier.
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| A worker at Tan Son Nhat International Airport has his sample taken for COVID-19 testing. (Source: VNA) |
Relevant forces of HCM City has conducted epidemiological investigation and traced contact with the patients, the HCDC said, noting that the city has basically put this chain of infection under control and is continuing measures to completely break the chain and carry out widespread screening tests in the community.
As of February 13th morning, HCM City had recorded 33 infection cases in the new resurgence of COVID-19.
Meanwhile, the country's total number of infections in the community has reached 555 since the outbreak began on January 27th.
(source: VNA)
