Medical workers conduct Covid-19 tests. The Ministry of Health this evening, June 23 reported 85 fresh Covid-19 cases, including three imported cases in Tay Ninh and Kien Giang and 82 domestic ones - PHOTO: VNA
HCMC - The Ministry of Health this evening, June 23 reported 85 fresh Covid-19 cases, including three imported cases in Tay Ninh and Kien Giang and 82 domestic ones, taking the country’s tally to 13,947.
Among the latest locally-infected cases, HCMC accounted for the most, 61, followed by Danang City with six, Nghe An with five, Bac Ninh with four, Long An with three, Kien Giang with two and Bac Giang with one.
Since the fourth wave of the coronavirus, which began on April 27, the country has reported 10,657 domestic cases, with 2,910 patients having recovered from the disease.
In another development, the Tien Giang Center for Disease Control this afternoon reported six suspected Covid-19 cases in Tan Thanh Commune in Cai Be District, with five of them linked to a Covid-19 patient in Vinh Long Province.
The remaining one case, a 23-year-old man, returned to the province from HCMC. He tested positive for the virus on June 22.
After detecting the cases, Tan Thanh Market was put under lockdown and all people related to the market had their samples taken for testing, the local media reported.
During the latest fourth wave of the coronavirus, the province has confirmed 50 domestic Covid-19 cases and seen seven infection clusters in Cai Be District, Cai Lay Town, Cho Gao District and My Tho City.
Cai Lay Town and Cai Be District are practicing social distancing in line with the Prime Minister’s Directive 16.
Besides, the Khanh Hoa Center for Disease Control has announced that a 53-year-old woman tested positive for the virus, the province’s first Covid-19 infection in the latest wave of the coronavirus.
The woman, who lives in Phu Yen Province’s Tuy Hoa City, traveled to Khanh Hoa with her four family members on their private car at 10.00 a.m. June 22.
Between 12.36 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. on the same day, she visited Military Hospital 87 for a medical checkup and then returned to her residence at 30 Buu Doa Street in Phuoc Long Ward, Nha Trang City.
After her positive test result came out this morning, she was quarantined at the Khanh Hoa Hospital for Tropical Diseases. As many as 19 people had close contact with the woman.
In related news, the HCMC government has allowed 400 taxis to resume operations to transport residents to hospitals or healthcare centers during the ongoing social distancing period in the city, following the proposal from the municipal Department of Transport.
Under the decision, 200 taxis operated by Anh Duong Vietnam JSC (Vinasun) and 200 others operated by Mai Linh Group are allowed to offer their services during the period.
The Transport Department ordered the suspension of public passenger vehicles starting from June 20 to prevent the spread of Covid-19 after the city implemented the municipal government’s Directive 10 on intensifying anti-virus measures citywide.
