COVID-19: Samsung experts finish 14-day quarantine in Bac Ninh with no positive cases
The Health Department of northern Bac Ninh province announced on March 28 that 172 experts of Samsung Display, who flew into Vietnam from the Republic of Korea on March 13, have completed their 14-day quarantine period and all have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 for the second time.
Bac Ninh (VNA) – The Health Department of northern Bac Ninh province announcedon March 28 that 172 experts of Samsung Display, who flew into Vietnam fromthe Republic of Korea on March 13, have completed their 14-day quarantine period and all have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 for the second time.
Four medical workers and sixpolicemen involved in the experts' quarantine process and 53 staff members at the hotel where they were quarantined also testednegative for the coronavirus.
After the experts on March 27 moved out to other accommodations, the hotel was disinfected before welcoming other experts of the SamsungDisplay.
As schedule, 179 more experts of Samsung will travel to Vietnam to workon March 28. After receiving them at Quang Ninh province’s Van Don airport,Vietnam’s relevant agencies will update their personal information and travelhistory during the 14 days before their arrival, and check the SARS-CoV-2 testdocument given by the Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. The experts will then be taken to thehotel in Bac Ninh’s Yen Phong district for concentrated quarantine.
As of March 28 morning, Vietnam recorded 169 confirmedinfections and no fatality./.
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Disinfecting Van Don airport (Source: VNA) 
