Da Nang logged 9 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, September 15, of which 4 were in found in the designated quarantine facilities, 2 were detected during self-quarantine at home and the remaining 3 were acquired in the community.

Out of the 3 community transmission cases, one was a staff member on duty at a medical quarantine site temporarily set up at the Duong Sat (Railway) dormitory, residing in alley K14 Nguyen Phuoc Chu in Hoa Hiep Bac Ward, Lien Chieu District.

This patient, in particular, tested negative for the coronavirus on August 30, 2, 5, 8 and September 11. 

The remaining 2 were recorded through the ongoing ‘one door- one test’ campaign with testing applied to household representatives, respectively residing in Hai Chau 2 Ward and Thanh Binh Ward, Hai Chau District.

The sources of infection linked to the duo has remained unknown.

As calculated, out of the total 9 new cases, 3 were documented in Hai Chau District, 2 in Lien Chieu District, one each in Thanh Khe, Son Tra and Hoa Vang districts.

The number of wards/communes labelled as ‘green zones” at a low risk of COVID-19 spread, without community-acquired cases for 14 consecutive days, has stood at 28 out of the total 56.

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, 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 and Binh Hien in Hai Chau District, the wards of Hoa Khe, Thanh Khe Dong and Thac Gian in Thanh Khe District and Khue Truing Ward in Cam Le District.

In particular, Ngu Hanh Son is the first district in Da Nang to be recognised as ‘green district’ which is now free from the virus.

The city’s COVID-19 infection tally in the ongoing wave has climbed to 4,594 since July 10.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG – Translating by A.T