PORTAL - According to the report of the Department of Health, until 2pm on June 20, 2021, Binh Duong recorded 14 new infected cases in the community.
Among the infected cases, there is a foreign expert who has been quarantined immediately upon entry. 13 cases related to the outbreak in Tan Phuoc Khanh Ward, Tan Uyen Town have been quarantined before, including 08 cases linked to a company in Binh Chuan Ward, Thuan An City; 01 case linked to a ceramic company, 04 cases linked to Water - Environment JSC (BIWASE).
From June 12, 2021 which is the date the 10584th Patient was found positive up to now, there have been 68 infected cases related to the outbreak in Tan Phuoc Khanh Ward, Tan Uyen Town. The case has infiltrated companies, spread to workers' accommodations. Therefore, it is difficult to control and there is an ability that the infected cases will strongly increase in the near future.
Thus, from the 4th epidemic, Binh Duong has recorded 87 infected cases in the community. Binh Duong General Hospital is quarantining and curing 89 patients (87 patients of the community infection, 01 re-positive case from Khanh Hoa, 01 foreign expert. The patients are currently in stable health. The Department of Health is urgently transferring Covid-19 patients to the Field treatment area at the Department of Tuberculosis and Psychiatry of the Binh Duong General Hospital to isolate and cure.
The Department of Health has traced 2,600 F1 cases, nearly 6.000 F2 cases; conducted community screening tests for nearly 9,149 people in Tan Phuoc Khanh Ward, 4.088 people in a company in Binh Chuan Ward, Thuan An City, accommodation area and other related areas; 2.500 people in the area around a company in Binh Hoa Ward, Thuan An City. Cumulatively, 28,884 cases have been taken SARS-CoV-2 test samples. The cumulative test samples are 33,340.
Currently, the authorities continue searching for the cases who have close contact with F1, F2; urgently take test samples, conduct extensive screening tests; prepare quarantine zone in large numbers; ready a field hospital to receive and treat Covid-19 cases. Mobilizing public health staff from other localities and private hospitals to serve epidemic prevention and control in epidemic-affected localities. At the same time, accessing to Covid-19 vaccine sources to purchase and deploy vaccines for people in the province.
Reported by Yen Nhi - Translated by Nguyen Trang