Recorded additionally 98 cases of COVID-19 on July 17

​Isolation area in Ho Nai Ward, Bien Hoa City

In Vinh Cuu District, 32 Covid-19 cases are concentrated in Thanh Phu Commune (27 cases), the rest are scattered in other communes, the positive cases are mainly related to the outbreak in Chang shin Company; Trang Bom District recorded 13 cases, concentrated in Bac Son Commune with 7 cases, and 5 cases in Ho Nai 3 Commune (including 4 anti-epidemic staff of the Health Station); Nhon Trach District has 5 cases; Thong Nhat District has 2 cases; Long Thanh District has 2 cases, and Long Khanh City has 1 case.

Thus, the total number of new positive cases in the fourth epidemic is 1,060, the most is in Bien Hoa City with 492 cases, followed by Vinh Cuu District 151 mainly related to Chang shin Vietnam Co., Ltd, Nhon Trach District has 133 cases, and Thong Nhat District has 111 cases.

During the day, the Health sector still focused on tracing investigation in the blockade areas, and areas with newly discovered positive cases, and continued to screen with quick tests in businesses and motels. No new major outbreaks were detected, the new positive cases were mainly in isolation and blockade areas in Bien Hoa City, Trang Bom District and Chang shin Vietnam Co., Ltd, and secondary infections were detected in wards in Bien Hoa City. The total number of positive cases recorded at Chang shin Company is about 130 cases, mainly in Vinh Cuu District and Bien Hoa City.

The health sector continues to investigate and trace in the blockade and isolation areas. Expand screening tests in cases of F2, and some at-risk people in the the blockade areas; strengthen screening in businesses and workers’ dormitories, early detecting and handling Covid-19 cases and outbreaks in enterprises. Develop a test plan for all employees of Chang shin Company and a test plan at the blockade area of ​​Thong Nhat District before proposing to lift the blockade in here.

Quoc Khanh