Legal proceedings started against COVID-19 Patient 1440
Legal proceedings started against case of COVID-19 Patient 1440
Director of An Giang province’s Department of Public Security, Col. Dinh Van Noi, announced on December 30 that the department’s Investigation Security Agency has issued a decision to begin legal proceedings in a case of organising illegal entry into Vietnam in the local district of An Phu on December 24.
An area with a suspected COVID-19 case is sealed off (Illustrative photo: VNA)
An Giang (VNA) - Director of An Giang province’s Department ofPublic Security, Col. Dinh Van Noi, announced on December 30 that thedepartment’s Investigation Security Agency has issued a decision to begin legalproceedings in a case of organising illegal entry into Vietnam in the local districtof An Phu on December 24.
Noi said that the investigation detected signs ofcriminal activity in the case, and decided to commencelegal proceedings to expand investigations.
The province’s Department of Public Security iscoordinating with the provincial Border Guard and An Phu district authoritiesin catching those that helped COVID-19 Patient 1440 illegally enter Vietnam.
It is a complicated case of community concernand affects the entire country’s disease prevention efforts, he said.
He called on anyone who has information relatingto the criminal ring to call 0947 664 882.
Earlier, after determining that Patient 1440had illegally entered Vietnam at An Phu district’s border with Cambodia and thentravelled to Vinh Long province in a car, the provincialDepartment of Public Security coordinated with the Departments of PublicSecurity of Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Soc Trang, Can Tho city and HCM City to tracepeople who had close contact with the patient.
Patient 1440 entered Vietnam illegally withfive other people, three of whom then tested positive for the coronavirus./.
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An area with a suspected COVID-19 case is sealed off (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
