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According to a report from Vinh Phuc Provincial Police Department, the Chinese people were found on the evening of May 3 while staying at three houses in Vinh Yen City.

“It is unclear about the exact time the Chinese people arrived in the area as there are some problems in their statements,” the report said.

Checking their places, police found a lot of laptops, mobile phones, and unused sim cards which have all been detained for investigations.

Health workers were sent in to take samples from these people for Covid-19 testing and disinfection of their places. They were asked to stay at the same places and were monitored by local authorities.

The incident occured when the Covid-19 pandemic is becoming more complicated in some localities including Vinh Phuc, with threats of a new outbreak.

On April 23, a group of five Chinese experts arrived in Vinh Phuc to work after completing a 14-day quarantine period in Yen Bai Province. The group stayed just one day in Vinh Phuc and then travelled to some other localities before returning to China where four of them have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

So far, 14 people in Vinh Phuc who had come into close contact with the five Chinese men have been infected with the virus.

Hanoi police have also found 50 illegally-entered Chinese people in Cau Giay and Nam Tu Liem districts. First testing showed that they are negative for SARS-CoV-2.

“We would construct a step-by-step testing plan for all citizens,” Le Duy Thanh, chairman of the northern province’s People’s Committee, on Monday said.

The province would test those in locations with high risks of infection first, including the Dong Son urban area where a local bar became a Covid-19 hotspot, the Phuc Yen region general hospital, and all other locations where individuals infected with the coronavirus have passed through, he added.

As of Monday, six employees of Sunny Club in Dong Son have been confirmed infected after making contact with a group of Chinese experts who tested positive with the coronavirus after returning to China.

A doctor at the Phuc Yen region general hospital, in close proximity to Sunny Club, tested positive for the coronavirus Monday, though his case has yet to be confirmed. The hospital has already been locked down until at least May 16 out of infection risk concerns.

Vinh Phuc is mulling a Covid-19 vaccination campaign for all its population too, Thanh said. The provincial People’s Committee has also requested field hospitals be deployed and quarantine zones expanded to counter further outbreaks, he added.

Hoang Thuy Lan, secretary of the provincial Party Committee, said field hospitals must be made ready and more beds and testing equipment provided for centralized quarantine facilities.

High-risk groups in areas with confirmed cases, those returning to Vinh Phuc from other localities, workers in factories with confirmed infections, among others, must be contact traced thoroughly, she added.

Since May 1, Vinh Phuc has suspended karaoke and massage parlors, dance clubs, bars and other entertainment services, religious festivals, and large gatherings for coronavirus prevention.

After over a month without community transmissions, Vietnam has recorded 24 new cases since April 29 located in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, northern Ha Nam, Hung Yen and Vinh Phuc provinces.

The country’s total coronavirus tally stands at 2,962, with 35 deaths.

Police in Vinh Yen Town said the Chinese were found residing at three locations on Ngo Gia Tu, Nguyen Van Chat and Nguyen Cong Tru streets.

Local authorities, alleging the migrants had illegally entered Vietnam, have isolated them in place.

Previously on Sunday, Hanoi discovered another 50 illegal Chinese entrants renting various properties in the capital.

So far, Vinh Phuc has recorded seven Covid-19 community transmissions, all linked to a local bar and making contact with a group of Chinese experts who tested positive for the coronavirus after returning to China.

The province has closed down non-essential services like karaoke and massage parlors, bars and dance clubs for coronavirus prevention.

Vietnam’s latest coronavirus outbreaks have seen 36 community transmissions since last week in six localities: Ha Nam, Hanoi, Hung Yen, Ho Chi Minh City, Vinh Phuc and Da Nang.