Referring to the quarantine violation of `patient 1342` – a male Vietnam Airlines flight attendant, at the press conference on the evening of December 1, Mr. Binh said that according to the procedure, each Vietnam Airlines flight is quarantined in a separate area.
Doctor Nguyen Tan Binh, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health at the press conference on the evening of December 1.
Also according to Mr. Binh, the quarantine areas are evaluated by the Department of Health and relevant agencies.
Mr. Binh also informed that in a meeting with the Government on the afternoon of December 1, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City proposed removing the separate quarantine regulations for flight crew members.
In addition, according to the direction of the Ministry of Health, Ho Chi Minh City closed the centralized quarantine area of Vietnam Airlines on Hong Ha Street, Tan Binh District.
Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) Nguyen Tri Dung stated that home quarantine is scientifically reasonable for low-risk cases.
`Quarantine at home requires a very high level of self-discipline. Currently we do not have monitoring tools. The health sector cannot enter people’s homes to see if they have left the house or not,` Mr. Dung said.
Doctor Nguyen Tri Dung at the press conference on the evening of December 1.
Also according to the Director of HCDC, the organization and supervision of centralized quarantine or at home (including hotels) are regulated by the Ministry of Health.
On the other hand, home quarantine requires the quarantined person to comply and fulfill commitments.
Mr. Dung said `patient 1342` seriously violated the regulations and commitments he signed and spread it to 3 cases.
Currently, the quarantine of Vietnam Airlines flight crew is carried out according to Official Dispatch No. 3588 dated July 2, 2020 of the National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention.
`Patient 1342` from Japan entered Vietnam on November 14, staying at the quarantine area managed by Vietnam Airlines at 115 Hong Ha, Ward 2, Tan Binh District, from November 14 to 18.
After testing negative twice, this flight attendant returned to quarantine at the boarding house on Bach Dang Street, Ward 2, Tan Binh District.
On November 28, the flight attendant tested positive.
Up to now, `patient 1342` is the source of nCoV transmission to 3 other people outside the community: `patient 1347` (32 years old, English teacher), 1348 (one year old, nephew of `patient 1347`), 1349
