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| The area where the two new cases live in Đông Anh District, Hà Nội, is under quarantine. Photo: tienphong.vn |
HÀ NỘI — A father and his son from Đông Anh District in Hà Nội have both tested positive for COVID-19.
They are the first community transmissions in the capital for 11 days. Both men live in the Việt Hùng area.
The father works as a security guard outside North Thăng Long General Hospital where a number of people are being treated for coronavirus.
His son is a police officer and also works as a taxi driver.
On June 24 the father, aged 66, developed a fever and cough. He was transferred to the isolation unit at Đông Anh General Hospital and test results confirmed he was positive.
His son, aged 32, tested positive on June 26. The source of the infection is unknown at this time and investigations are being carried out.
The authorities have traced a number of F1 and F2 contacts of both men, and the area where they live has been cordoned off and sprayed with disinfectant. VNS
