Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 18:18 GMT+7
A health worker collects samples from passengers for COVID-19 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: H.T. / Tuoi Tre
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have been conducting random COVID-19 tests on passengers arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport from Hanoi, northern Quang Ninh Province, and northern Hai Phong City as part of COVID-19 prevention and control efforts.
People who arrive in the metropolis from Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh, and Cat Bi International Airport in Hai Phong have had their samples collected randomly from February 14, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC).
Vietnam recorded one imported COVID-19 case on February 15 morning, raising the total count in the country to 2,229, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
HO CHIH MINH CITY, Feb 15 (Vietnam News/ANN): The People's Committee of HCM City has directed all educational establishments in the city to remain closed and resume online study until Feb 28.
Monday, February 15, 2021, 10:56 GMT+7
Health workers fumigate and isolate Somerset West Point Hanoi, where a Japanese man was found dead with COVID-19 on February 13, 2021. Photo: Vietnam Government Portal
The Hanoi Department of Health has announced the travel history of a Japanese man who posthumously tested positive for the novel coronavirus last weekend and is tracking all people who had contact with him.
The foreigner was Vietnam’s COVID-19 patient No. 2,229, the Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday morning, adding that he was an imported case.
The 54-year-old, an expert of Mitsui & Co. Vietnam Ltd. Hanoi Branch, arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on January 17.