Da Nang recorded 2 new cases of COVID-19 today, October 1. One was detected in a designated quarantine facility, whilst the other was acquired in the community.

The case found in managed isolation was linked to a previously-confirmed COVID-19 patient dwelling in alley No.85 on Han Mac Tu Street, Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District.

Till date, this chain of infection has recorded 27 cases, and it has been brought under control.

The community transmission patient was a resident in alley No. 223 Truong Chinh, An Khe Ward, Thanh Khe District. He was the driver of a cargo truck on the Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh City route.

On September 26, this driver tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 via the mandatory rapid antigen testing technique whilst passing through the city’s gateway checkpoint.

On September 30, he went to a local clinic for COVID-19 testing to be eligible for continuous driving tasks, and was confirmed to be infected with the virus.

Currently, there are only 7 blockaded areas linked to previous COVID-19 cases, housing 319 households with a combined total of 1,027 residents.

During the same day, 58,248 people had their nasal swab samples taken for COVID-19 testing, of whom 56,612 tested for the virus via the RT-PCR technique whilst the rest were subject to rapid antigen tests whilst entering the city through the city’s gateway checkpoints.

Till date, 50 out of the total 56 communes and wards citywide have been labelled as ‘green zones’ where neither community-acquired cases nor locked-down sites have been logged over the past 14 days as follow:

Hoa Vang District: the communes of Hoa Bac, Hoa Khuong, Hoa Tien, Hoa Phu, Hoa Lien, Hoa Nhon, Hoa Phong, Hoa Phuoc, Hoa Ninh and Hoa Chau.

Son Tra District: the wards of An Hai Bac, Man Thai, An Hai Tay, Phuoc My, Nai Hien Dong, Tho Quang and An Hai Dong

Ngu Hanh Son District: the wards of Hoa Quy, Hoa Hai, My An and Khue My

Hai Chau District: the wards of Phuoc Ninh, Nam Duong, Hai Chau 1, Hoa Cuong Nam, Binh Hien, Hoa Thuan Dong, Hoa Thuan Tay, Hoa Cuong Bac, Thach Thang, Hai Chau 2 and Thanh Binh

Thanh Khe District: the wards of Hoa Khe, Thanh Khe Dong, Thac Gian, Chinh Gian, Xuan Ha, Thanh Khe Tay, Tan Chinh, Vinh Trung and Tam Thuan

Cam Le District: the wards of Khue Trung, Hoa Tho Tay, Hoa Phat, Hoa Tho Dong, Hoa Xuan, and Hoa An

Lien Chieu District: the wards of Hoa Minh, Hoa Hiep Nam and Hoa Hiep Bac

Since July 10 when the current COVID-19 wave started in Da Nang, 4,668 active cases have been documented citywide.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG- Translating by A.THU