Mr. Nguyen Tan Binh, Director of the Department of Health, at the meeting of the City Anti-Covid-19 Steering Committee on the morning of June 14, said that these 6 outbreaks were discovered from initial cases coming for screening at hospitals.
According to Mr. Binh, the biggest feature of the infection chains in this epidemic is that the disease-causing virus belongs to the Delta strain (first discovered in India), which is highly infectious in families, neighbors, and workplaces (especially
Specifically, the latest chain of infection is at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases. From June 11 until now, the hospital has tested all 924 employees, discovering 55 positive cases who are employees in 13 departments and rooms.
Mr. Binh said that through epidemiological investigation, the Department of Health initially determined that this was an outbreak of infection among hospital staff, mainly in the administrative and logistics sector.
Also on June 11, the city discovered a chain of infection in Tan Thoi 3 hamlet, Tan Hiep, Hoc Mon.
Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases had to blockade from June 12, after discovering many nCoV positive cases were medical staff.
The infection chain in Ehome 3 residential area, an area bordering Binh Tan district and district 8, has recorded 48 positive cases.
Through tracing, the city discovered 47 other cases in this area and residential clusters in Ward 16, District 8, An Lac Ward (Binh Tan District) and Tan Kien Commune (Binh Chanh District).
In particular, also at Ehome 3, on May 30, two patients were discovered in the same family at block A6, related to the Renaissance Mission group.
The Director of the Department of Health commented that with the characteristics of residential areas using common infrastructure, parks, and many restaurants… `it is very possible that Ehome 3 residential area is an outbreak`.
Chain of infection at Hoc Mon mechanical workshop, on the evening of June 8, the first 6 patients of this chain of epidemic were discovered when they simultaneously came for screening at three hospitals: Thong Nhat, Trung Vuong and Binh Chanh.
The chain of infection at Street 11, Hiep Binh Phuoc Ward, Thu Duc, had the first case of infection, a patient who came for screening at Duc Khang Hospital on June 2.
The chain of infection at Tan Thoi 2 hamlet, Tan Hiep, Hoc Mon was also discovered from a patient who came for screening at Hoc Mon District Hospital on June 5.
In addition, other outbreaks such as the Renaissance Mission group (470 cases announced to date), O Thanh banh canh chain, District 3 (7 cases) also have unknown sources of infection.
According to the Director of the Department of Health, the continuous appearance of a series of infection chains from mid-May until now shows that it is likely that the epidemic entered the city in early May, after the holiday season, and has spread silently a little.
`There may still be asymptomatic cases in the community, less contagious, and not yet detected,` Mr. Binh said.
From May 18 until now, Ho Chi Minh City has recorded 821 Covid-19 cases in the community, spread across 22 districts and cities.