Leyson Smith Santamaria Orjuela, who escaped from the quarantine facility in the central province just a day after he was taken there.
Orjuela, 22, a Colombian citizen who escaped from a Covid-19 quarantine facility in Quang Nam Saturday was caught early Monday.
Orjuela is a vagrant and had overstayed his temporary visa in Vietnam since February 22, said the Quang Nam Steering Committee on the Prevention and Control of Covid-19. He was found by authorities and taken to a quarantine zone at a resort in Hoi An on April 10, the committee said. He later tested negative for the novel coronavirus. VNExpress‘ Dac Thanh and Phan Anh reported.
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However, Orjuela, who was supposed to stay in quarantine for two weeks, was found to have fled from the resort at around 7 p.m. Saturday. He was found again by authorities in Quang Nam’s Nui Thanh District early on Monday and returned to the same resort, local media reported, citing the steering committee.
The province has also contacted Colombian authorities for follow up measures, the reports said.
According to VNExpress, on the same day, Gecken Stefan, 30, a German citizen, also caught after escaping coronavirus quarantine. He went from the central city of Da Nang to Thanh Hoa on April 5, and was quarantined at the north central province’s Ham Rong Conference Center on April 6 under prevailing quarantine policies. He was supposed to stay in quarantine until April 20, local reports said Monday, citing the Thanh Hoa City Steering Committee on the Prevention and Control of Covid-19.
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During the quarantine period, he tested negative twice on April 6 and April 11 for the novel coronavirus. Then, on Sunday night, he escaped from the quarantine facility and took a train from Thanh Hoa to Hanoi early Monday.
In the central province, around 157 people are currently isolated in medical facilities and around 5,000 in their homes.
Vietnam has confirmed 262 Covid-19 cases so far, 118 of whom are active cases.
Globally, the pandemic has spread to 210 countries and territories and death toll has risen to more than 114,200.
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