The Da Nang Health Department has begun screening residents at home and in medical centres to stop possible Covid-19 infections in the community.

A medical centre in the city

The department said all people suffering from a cough or fever should visit medical centres for health checks.

It said the urgent programme aimed to clear any cases with direct or indirect contact with unknown tourists or residents returning home from Covid-19 outbreak areas, especially old people aged over 60 and newborn babies.

People aged from 60 who are more vulnerable to the SARS-CoV-2 account for 12 per cent of the city’s total 1.1 million population.

Director of the department Ngo Thi Kim Yen said samples that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 would be sent to Nha Trang’s Pasteurs Institute for confirmation.

Previously, four COVID-19 cases found in the city were announced by the ministry.

According to the latest report from the city, 1,152 people in quarantine at medical centres, hotels and households had tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 as of Monday.

A report from the department revealed that 1,300 people, including 39 foreigners at the Vanda Hotel on Nguyen Van Linh Street, had completed 14 days in isolation as of Sunday.

The city is treating five positive patients, including three foreigners (two British and one American).

The two British patients, who tested negative on March 10, are in good health at the city’s General Hospital.

Source: VNS/DA NANG Today