Danang authorities track Covid-19 tourists

The authorities in Danang City have tracked and disclosed the information relating to the trip of two British tourists who tested positive for Covid-19 on March 9.

The authorities in Danang City have tracked and disclosed the information relating to the trip of two British tourists who tested positive for Covid-19 on March 9.

  

Ba Na Hills Golf Club

The tourists were on the London-Hanoi flight on March 2. They were on the same flight with the Vietnamese woman who was Vietnam’s 17th confirmed case. The tourists stayed at Noi Bai Airport then took the flight to Danang on the same day.

They stayed at a hotel and dined at a restaurant in Hai Chau District. They visited two golf courses on March 4 and 5 and another golf course on the following day. They had also visited many restaurants in the Hai Chau and Son Tra District.

The local authorities are monitoring the tourists who are now staying at Vanda Hotel. The hotel has also been disinfected on March 8 after the tourists tested positive on the same night. Their tests were done at the Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang.

On March 9, the Ba Na Hills Golf Club, where the tourists visited on March 4, was shut down for disinfection. Employees who have had contact with the tourists were asked to monitor their own health. As of now, no one has shown symptoms of having the virus yet. The managers said they had informed other customers about the news.

The Department of Health, Department of Tourism, Department of Foreign Affairs, the city police and local authorities have investigated to find and quarantine people that have close contact with the tourists. The hotel employees and customers have also been quarantined.

All locations where the tourists have visited will be disinfected. People who have had close contact with the tourists were asked to come to the authorities for test and quarantine.