Da Nang recorded 3 new COVID-19 cases on September 20, 2 of which were found in managed isolation, whilst the remaining one was acquired in the community, the municipal Steering Board for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said in its fresh bulletin.

The only one community-acquired patient was 42-year-old person in residential group No. 64, Hoa Khanh Nam Ward, Lien Chieu District, working at the Matrix Co., Ltd based in the Hoa Khanh Industrial Park.

This patient had previously visited to the Hoa Khanh Nam Ward Medical Station due to the displaying of some suspicious symptoms and then confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus via a rapid antigen test here. As reported, he tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 on September 1 and 9.

The source of infection linked to this patient has remained unknown.

As for the above-mentioned 2 cases found in managed isolation, one was a resident in Hoa Son Commune, Hoa Vang District, having worked in the same workshop at Matrix Co., Ltd. with the aforementioned community-found patient. The other, a native from Ho Chi Minh City, tested positive for the virus via a mandatory rapid antigen test at a checkpoint set up at the city’s gateway.

With regard to the new case found in the Matrix Co., Ltd., functional local forces have collected nasal swab samples from more than 750 related people.

Till date, 238 direct contacts have been initially detected, of whom 139 were in Lien Chieu District, 86 in Hoa Vang District, 7 in Thanh Khe District and 3 in Hai Chau District.

Notably, 5 out of the total 7 districts, namely Ngu Hanh Son, Son Tra, Hai Chau, Thanh Khe and Cam Le,  recorded no new COVID-19 case.

Till date, 35 out of the total 56 communes and wards citywide have been labelled as ‘green zones’.

They are the communes of Hoa Bac, Hoa Khuong, Hoa Tien, Hoa Phu, Hoa Lien, Hoa Nhon, Hoa Phong, Hoa Phuoc and Hoa Ninh in Hoa Vang District, the wards of An Hai Bac, Man Thai, An Hai Tay, An Hai Dong, Phuoc My, Nai Hien Dong and Tho Quang in Son Tra District, the wards of Hoa Quy, Hoa Hai, My An and Khue My in Ngu Hanh Son District, the wards of Phuoc Ninh, Nam Duong, Hai Chau 1, Hoa Cuong Nam, Hoa Thuan Dong, Binh Thuan and Binh Hien in Hai Chau District, the wards of Hoa Khe, Thanh Khe Dong, Thac Gian, Chinh Gian and Xuan Ha in Thanh Khe District, the wards of Khue Trung and Hoa Tho Tay in Cam Le District and Hoa Khanh Bac Ward in Lien Chieu District.

Since July 10, Da Nang’s COVID-19 infection tally has climbed to 4,609.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG – Translating by A.T