Friday, May 21, 2021, 15:54 GMT+7
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong chairs a meeting on COVID-19 prevention and control, May 21, 2021. Photo: Kim Ut / Tuoi Tre
The source of infection of a new COVID-19 family cluster in Ho Chi Minh City came from Da Nang, as one of the patients had previously traveled to the central city, according to Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the former city.
The Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control convened a meeting chaired by chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong on Friday morning.
Phong said that local authorities had been able to identify the infection source of a COVID-19 family cluster which was detected on Thursday.