At a press conference of Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Public Security (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The Investigation Security Agency of the Ho Chi Minh CityDepartment of Public Security on December 3 decided to launch criminalproceedings against persons who were involved in transmitting COVID-19, inaccordance with Article 240 of the Criminal Code 2015.
DeputyDirector of the municipal Department of Public Security Col. Nguyen Sy Quangsaid violations in the case resulted in serious consequences, so the individualsand organisations concerned must be strictly punished.
FromNovember 30 to December 1, the city announced four new cases of infection,including one in a quarantine facility and three others in the community after goingthrough 120 days without local transmissions.
Specifically,patient No 1,342, a flight attendant of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines,came into contact with patient No 1,325 at a quarantine site. After testingnegative twice from November 15-18, he was placed under quarantine at a rentedapartment in Tan Binh district.
While in quarantine,he met with his mother and two friends. Later, on November 28, he testedpositive to the virus and became patient No 1,342. He also went to the HCM CityUniversity of Technology.
Aftercollecting samples for testing from patient No 1,342’s close contacts, themunicipal Health Department found that patient No 1,347, who is a friend of patientNo 1,342, delivered lectures at the KEY English training centre in Tan Binhdistrict from November 18 to 25 and at other branches in District 10, and also wentto a café and a karaoke parlour in District 10.
A year-old babyboy also caught the disease from patient No 1,347 and tested positive onNovember 30. A 28-year-old female student of his was also infected.
As ofDecember 3, HCM City had collected samples from 2,244 people relating to thesefour patients. Of them, 1,632 tested negative and the remainder are awaitingresults, including 11 F1 cases./.
DeputyDirector of the municipal Department of Public Security Col. Nguyen Sy Quangsaid violations in the case resulted in serious consequences, so the individualsand organisations concerned must be strictly punished.
FromNovember 30 to December 1, the city announced four new cases of infection,including one in a quarantine facility and three others in the community after goingthrough 120 days without local transmissions.
Specifically,patient No 1,342, a flight attendant of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines,came into contact with patient No 1,325 at a quarantine site. After testingnegative twice from November 15-18, he was placed under quarantine at a rentedapartment in Tan Binh district.
While in quarantine,he met with his mother and two friends. Later, on November 28, he testedpositive to the virus and became patient No 1,342. He also went to the HCM CityUniversity of Technology.
Aftercollecting samples for testing from patient No 1,342’s close contacts, themunicipal Health Department found that patient No 1,347, who is a friend of patientNo 1,342, delivered lectures at the KEY English training centre in Tan Binhdistrict from November 18 to 25 and at other branches in District 10, and also wentto a café and a karaoke parlour in District 10.
A year-old babyboy also caught the disease from patient No 1,347 and tested positive onNovember 30. A 28-year-old female student of his was also infected.
As ofDecember 3, HCM City had collected samples from 2,244 people relating to thesefour patients. Of them, 1,632 tested negative and the remainder are awaitingresults, including 11 F1 cases./.
VNA
