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HCM City searching for foreigner who fled quarantine centre

Relevant agencies in Ho Chi Minh City are searching for a foreigner who failed to observe quarantine regulations after entering Vietnam illegally, the city’s Centre for Disease Control (HCDC) announced on March 18.
HCM City searching for foreigner who fled quarantine centre ảnh 1A corner of the Cu Chi Hospital for COVID-19 Treatment  (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) - Relevant agencies in Ho Chi Minh City are searching for a foreigner who failedto observe quarantine regulations after entering Vietnam illegally, the city’s Centrefor Disease Control (HCDC) announced on March 18.

Police in Cu Chidistrict announced the search for Yang Gui Bin, a Chinese national born in1986, who had previously been quarantined at the Cu Chi Hospital for COVID-19Treatment after being caught by police for illegal entry.

Yang tested negativetwice for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on March 6 and 11, and then fled on March 15.

According to theHCDC, 824 health workers at the city’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases had receivedshots against COVID-19 as of March 16.

Some of those vaccinateddisplayed predicted symptoms such as pain at the site of injection, muscle pain,headache and fever, but all are now in a stable condition.

The municipalDepartment of Health has asked the HCDC to hold training courses at vaccinationsites on the implementation of the COVID-19 inoculation drive./.
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