Bo La rehab centre is under the management of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs but is located in Binh Duong Province’s Phu Giao District.
On Thursday, Le Minh Tan, Director of the HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs asked the provincial Youth Volunteer Force to send 35 people to help ensure security order at the centre.
Bo La rehab centre in Binh Duong
Two medical staff at the centre previously had a fever and cough. They then tested positive for Covid-19. On July 21, the HCM City Department of Health sent a delegation of doctors to the centre.
According to Tan, inmates who face worse conditions will be moved to Nhan Ai Hospital in Binh Phuoc, meanwhile, staff who are in the same conditions will be brought to Cu Chi Field Hospital in HCM City.
Tan said that the Covid-19 infection sources could have been brought to the centre by the staff.
The HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has instructed to tighten Covid-19 prevention regulations at its other rehab centres.
The department is now managing 12 rehab centres with more than 14,000 inmates in HCM City, Binh Phuoc and Dong Nai.
