28 construction workers in Hanoi infected with COVID-19
Local authorities of Hanoi capital moved to cordon off a construction site at Ha Dong General Hospital for contact tracing and testing after 28 workers tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The Ministry of Health confirmed four cases on August 5 and another 24 cases on August 6 evening. They are all workers of a construction site of Ha Dong General Hospital in Hanoi.
The source of infection remain unknown. The infected had shown virus like symptoms such as a cough or fever before they notified local authorities of their health.
Epidemiologists took samples of 80 people who had direct and indirect contact with the cluster of infections for testing.
As many as 600 healthcare workers, employees, patients and their relatives at the hospital were tested, with the results coming back negative.
The hospital is safe, except for the construction site that has been locked down for chemical disinfection, contact tracing and testing, said the hospital’s leadership.
As workers work, eat and sleep at the construction site, the hospital runs a low risk of virus infection, according to officials of the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control.
The Hanoi administration on August 6 decided to extend its ongoing social distancing order for another two weeks in order to separate all F0 cases from the community.
Hanoi has recorded nearly 2,000 new coronavirus cases since the virus recurred in late April.
