11 new coronavirus cases detected in HCMC Christian mission cluster
By Le Phuong May 27, 2021 | 06:47 pm GMT+7
A medical worker handles samples for Covid-19 testing in HCMC, May 27, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa.
Eleven more people linked to a religious mission in HCMC have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising the number of infections in this cluster to 36.
The 11 cases comprise 10 members of the Revival Ekklesia Mission, a Christian congregation, and one person who had come into contact with the members.
The southern metropolis s latest coronavirus cluster was detected after three members of the mission with respiratory problems went to the Gia Dinh Hospital in Binh Thanh District on Wednesday. Tests showed they were positive for the novel coronavirus.