[194] In the noon of 28 January, the country reported 84 new cases in Hai Dng and Quang Ninh, being the highest number of new cases in a day. Mostly related to POYUN cluster. On the evening of 1 September, they began to evacuate people from the area. [275], In addition to distancing and blockade measures, the city has increased testing in order to track down unidentified cases in the community. All cases linked with POYUN or Van Don International Airport. "From asymptomatic to severe: Delta variant wreaks havoc in mere hours - VnExpress International", "Th im iu tr F0 ti nh TP HCM t ngy 16/8". On 23 May, the Hanoi Center for Disease Control announced a case positive for COVID-19 who was a student at Vinschool Primary School. Border forces have increased their number of troops and continuously patrolled to prevent illegal border entrants. Case No. [160] On the same day, the Ministry of Health announced that Ho Chi Minh City had 1 new case of COVID-19, patient 912, a Chinese man who crossed the northern border illegally into Vietnam. HANOI, July 23 (Reuters) - Vietnam will extend a lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City until Aug. 1 and impose stricter restrictions in the capital Hanoi from Saturday, as the Southeast Asian country. More than 25,000 close contacts identified and tested. [86], On 9 February, a 55-year-old woman, a neighbour of case No. ", "Dch COVID-19: Bc Ninh v Bc Giang d kin quay li trng thi "bnh thng mi" t 10/7", Chiu 3/5, thm 10 ca mc COVID-19 trong cng ng ti H Nam, Vnh Phc, H Nam pht hin 4 ca dng tnh SARS-CoV-2 lin quan dch L Nhn, "Khu vc c dch COVID-19 cui cng H Nam c d b phong ta", 7 ca mc Covid-19 Nng lm cng thm m vin AMIDA. ", "Vietnam PM warns of long coronavirus fight as crisis deepens", "HCM City, Hanoi accelerate testing, vaccinations against COVID-19", "Nhiu a phng ni lng gin cch, m li cc dch v", "Vit Nam pht hin ca nhim Omicron u tin", "Asia's COVID success stories become the world's worst hot spots", "Vietnam Mulls Shift to Covid Endemic Path as Virus Surges", "L do cha coi COVID-19 l bnh lu hnh", "Vit Nam cch ly hai bnh nhn b st nhp cnh t V Hn, Trung Quc", "Yu cu kch hot ngay trung tm phng chng dch khn cp bnh vim phi do virus corona", "Bnh nhn vim phi corona th hai TP HCM xut vin", "One of Vietnam's first confirmed coronavirus patients recovers", "40 i phn ng nhanh ng ph virus corona sn sng cho tnh hung xu nht - Bo Ngi lao ng", "3 ngi Vit u tin nhim nCoV i qua nhng u? During the home-quarantine, the flight attendant has had direct contacts with three people including his mother and his two friends (one male and one female). After tracing, infected cases were found scattered in all communes and towns. Directive 10 mandates that non-essential business services, spontaneous marketplaces, and public passenger transportation must be halted and no more than three individuals may gather in public spaces with the minimum distance of 1.5 meters. [229][230] Amid the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, border guards of the northern province of Lo Cai have worked with Chinese counterparts to strengthen patrols along the border. [163], From 1 September, Vietnam started charging people coming from other countries for quarantine and reduced the 14-day centralized quarantine policy to maximum seven days for foreign experts, investors, managers, and diplomats entering the country for less than two weeks. [238], On 27 April, Vietnam confirmed one case in from community transmission. Targeted lockdowns in Vietnam between February and April, 2020 Mass Gathering, Travel, and Mobility Restrictions [174] On the same day, the HCDC confirmed one more case, an English teacher (friend of patient 1342) living in District 6. At Hosiden Company, the rate was 55%. The son was believed to have contracted the virus from his father, who had earlier flown from Wuhan on 13 January, when they met in Nha Trang on 17 January. The force of doctors involved in assisting Kien Giang includes 13 people, including specialists in resuscitation, artificial kidneys, infection control. [274], On 26 May, a positive case linked to a Christian mission was discovered in G Vp District. [87], On 10 February, three more cases: #4, #5 and #9 were declared to be recovered. As the delta variant of COVID-19 has surged through Vietnam over the past two months, the country's central provinces have endured the strictest lockdown measures to date. During the three days from 22 to 25 May, the medical authorities has focused on large-scale testing in high-risk areas, so the number of COVID-19 cases increased very quickly. [199], At a meeting on 31 January, Hanoi People's Committee announced the decision to close all bars, karaoke parlors, and discotheques, residents are required to avoid non-essential gatherings from 1 February. In addition, the province also recorded three more medical staff infected while on duty. [157] The authorities began mass testing around the country for people coming from Da Nang in July. [100], On 7 March afternoon, a 27-year-old Vietnamese was diagnosed with COVID-19 and moved into quarantine in Ninh Bnh Province for treatment, making this the 18th case. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, the U.S. sees its first case of the disease . The Minister instructed Cho Ray Hospital to send experts to directly support Ha Tien General Hospital to improve local treatment capacity, especially for severe cases that require ICU (intensive care unit) and ECMO, while Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City works with localities to support the establishment of testing laboratories in Ha Tien and the Provincial General Hospital to improve on-site testing capacity. This person was hospitalized at Sa c General Hospital from 10 June due to an abscess in the shoulder. 17. The epidemic has spread to 20/25 provinces and cities of this country. According to the WHO, to prepare for a worse situation, the country had built 30 more field hospitals with a scale of 1,500 ICU beds and 30,000 non-ICU beds. Patient #2857 is a hotel receptionist who was infected by Indian experts quarantined at the hotel in Yn Bi Province since 18 April. [19] Vietnam began loosening restrictions in May, including resuming domestic travel across the country. H Ch Minh: Ly mu xt nghim ngu nhin trong cng ng ti Bn xe min ng", "Nng: 2 ph n nhp cnh tri php cng nhm bnh nhn 1440 v TP H Ch Minh", "C Mau cch ly mt ngi vt bin chung bnh nhn 1440", "Another illegal Vietnamese entrant infected with new coronavirus - VnExpress International", "Pht hin bin th mi ca SARS-CoV-2 ti Vit Nam", "Vit Nam dng n chuyn bay t quc gia c bin th nCoV", "Nam thanh nin dng tnh nCoV sau khi ht cch ly", "Nhm kt qu xt nghim khin 'bnh nhn 1498' ri khu cch ly", "Vietnam mandates 14-day quarantine for all foreign experts, flight crew", "Ngng cch ly ti nh, lun chun b cho tnh hung pht hin COVID-19 ti cng ng", "Hai ngi Hi Dng v Qung Ninh ly nhim nCoV cng ng", "C gi Hi Dng dng tnh Nht nhim bin chng nCoV Anh", "Thm 82 ca nhim COVID-19, Th tng yu cu khoanh vng, cch ly truy vt thn tc", "Hi Dng gin cch x hi t 12h tra nay", "B Y t yu cu ton b nhn vin y t c nc xt nghim Covid-19", "Ngi Nht t vong H Ni nhim bin chng nCoV mi", "Ngi Nht t vong H Ni c ghi nhn 'bnh nhn 2229', "Ghi nhn 53 ca nhim COVID-19 trong cng ng", "Sn bay Vn n m ca tr li t ngy 3/3", "Qung Ninh s phong ta ton b th x ng Triu t 0h ngy 3/2", "C bn khng ch dch COVID-19, Qung Ninh khng c ca bnh mi trong cng ng", "B th Hi Dng: 'Bc u kim sot c dch bnh', "Tnh hnh khng ch 5 dch COVID-19 ln ti Hi Dng", "Dch bnh phc tp hn Cm Ging; TP Hi Dng ngh ngi dn khng ra khi nh", "SARS-CoV-2 virus variant A.23.1 first detected in Vietnam", "Gn 400 ca nCoV, dch xut hin thm Tn Sn Nht", "H Ni bn pho hoa 1 im, tng thut trc tip phc v nhn dn | Tin tc mi nht 24h - c Bo Lao ng online - Laodong.vn", "Hanoi reopens indoor dining with Covid-19 restrictions", "Hi Dng starts to ease lockdown measures in places, enters 'new normal', "Vietnam plans 13 repatriation flights for next month", "Tng cng lc lng kim tra, tun tra phng, chng dch bnh vng bin gii", "Hanoi to roll out mass testing for Covid-19 amid fears of imported cases", "Hanoi tests 4,000 people at risk of contracting COVID-19", "H Ni bt u xt nghim sng lc ngu nhin COVID-19 trong cng ng", "Hanoi relic sites, tourist attractions reopen", "Mt tuyn ng Bnh Dng b phong to", "Thng bo khn: Tm ngi trn chuyn bay VJ458 t Ph Quc v H Ni ngy 22/3", "Hi Phng pht hin hai ca dng tnh trong cng ng", "Tng cng tun tra, kim sot trn tuyn bin gii ti Lo Cai", Kin Giang d tr tnh hung dch ly lan ra cng ng, Lp thm 185 t cht kim sot bin phng, ngn chn xut nhp cnh tri php, B Y t Vit Nam sn sng h tr B Y t Campuchia trong cng tc phng, chng dch COVID-19, Khn cp thit lp "l chn" chng dch COVID-19 ti ng bin, nhanh chng xy dng bnh vin d chin, B Y t yu cu lp bnh vin d chin ti Cn Th, TP H Ch Minh hy bn pho hoa mng l 30/4 - 1/5, Mt nhn vin khch sn Yn Bi, 4 ngi nhp cnh mc Covid-19, "Chng virus COVID-19 bin th n c mt ti Vit Nam Tui Tr Newspaper", B Y t chnh thc cng b 5 ca mc mi COVID-19 cng mt gia nh H Nam, Thm hai ngi H Nam, hai ngi H Ni ly nhim cng ng, Thm 3 ca dng tnh SARS-CoV-2, H Nam cch ly x hi mt x, "Xc nh bn ngun ly nhim Covid-19, Vit Nam phi thc hin nghim 5K", "Hi Dng ly mu xt nghim cho hn 39.000 ngi", 5 dch Covid-19 ln ang bng pht ti Vit Nam, " dch BV Bnh Nhit i Trung ng c tng cng 42 ca dng tnh SARS-CoV-2", Pht hin thm 14 ca nghi Covid-19 ti Bnh vin Bnh nhit i Trung ng, TP HCM vt Bc Ninh, s ca Covid-19 cao th hai c nc, "Bc Ninh thnh 'im nng' mi vi 46 ca, ch sau H Ni, c x 34 ca", "Dch COVID-19 ko di c thng do Bc Ninh cch ly, phong ta khng nghim", "Tn hiu lc quan t tm dch COVID-19 Bc Giang, Bc Ninh", Xut hin 5 dch siu ly nhim trong hn 10 ngy qua, National Cancer Hospital put under lockdown, more infections detected, "Bc Giang: D bo s F0 vn tng, s xut hin thm ca nhim ngoi cng ng do n giai on khi pht", "N lc dp dch trong khu cng nghip Bc Giang", "Bc Giang: dch cng ty Hosiden nguy him, nhiu cng nhn nhim bnh". [234], From 20 February to 22 April, about 1,300 people entered through Ha Tien border gate, including 31 cases of illegal entry. From the initial 10 cases, as of 24 May, nearly 60 more cases have been recorded in the hospital. Basically under control. During the end of June, on average around 194 cases were reported per day and mostly among the Quang Chu and Vn Trung Industrial Park workers who are in lockdown areas or have been in quarantine. Chu Thnh is the province's hot spot with 103 cases, of which the highest concentration of cases is in An Hip and Tn Nhun ng communes. From December 2019, when an unknown virus was found in China, to the release of vaccines for Covid-19 - here are the points where momentum shifted . This is the second time Ho Chi Minh City cancelled the fireworks to ensure safety from COVID-19. [253] On 5 May, right after receiving information from the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases that there were two COVID-19 positive cases, Bac Ninh province urgently searched for close contacts and issued a notice in the province to find people who have been to the NHTD. This cluster was identified by the leaders of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Hanoi as having reached the 2nd or 3rd infection cycle. [288][289] [16] From 1 April, Vietnam implemented a 15 days nationwide lockdown. Later, when testing this patient's family members including father, mother and younger brother, the results were also positive. [125][126] On 22 April, People's Committee of ng Vn District decided to lockdown Dong Van town for six days after confirmed the first cases in the province on 16 April. [172], On 29 November, the Ministry of Health recorded a newly confirmed case of COVID-19 known as patient 1342, he was a 28-year-old male Vietnam Airlines flight attendant who returned to Vietnam from Japan on 14 November. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization . [189] Patient 1498 were put in quarantine at the 59th Infantry Regiment in Chuong My District from 21 December 2020 with 88 other people. In the past week, Vietnam's average new cases dropped by a third compared to earlier in the month when 14,000 were being recorded daily, the health ministry said. On the morning of 7 May, 10 people at K Hospital, Tn Triu Branch (Thanh Tr District, Hanoi) had positive results for SARS-CoV-2 including four patients and six patients relatives. [103] Later this day, 9 more cases was announced, with 4 cases in Qung Ninh, 2 cases in Lo Cai, 2 cases in Nng and 1 case in Tha Thin Hu. [63], On 23 January, Vietnam confirmed the first two cases of COVID-19. In Vung Tau city, 70 kilometres. On 23 June, the patient showed signs of fever and fatigue. [52], On 29 August, Prime Minister Phm Minh Chnh stated that Vietnam might have to live with the virus and could not rely on indefinite closures and quarantines. In Ho Chi Minh City, after 4 months of applying strict "social distancing" measures to curb the pandemic, the city eased restrictions from the evening of 30 September 2021. Therefore, according to the Department of Health, pathogens came from dormitories to companies and factories, then from workers spread to other dormitories, forming large outbreaks. [31][32] This is one of the most serious outbreak due to slow tracing process, mismanagement in quarantine facilities and people starting to ignore lockdown rules after long period of restrictions. Major cases were recorded at the Nidec Sankyo factory (238 cases),[290] Phm Ngc Thch Hospital, which was treating TB and HIV patients (25 cases), the Hc Mn wholesale market (58 cases), Bnh in market (56 cases) and Ch Ha Prison (81 cases). [88], The 15th case was identified on 11 February, a 3-month-old grandchild of case No. Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam. Hanoi and other provinces also recorded infections related to this cluster. The patient is being treated at Tra Vinh Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital with fever and sore throat. The patient (case #17), a 26-year-old woman, had been travelling across Europe during the outbreak. He said that the disease was spreading quickly to many provinces because Ho Chi Minh City is the primary economic centre of the country. [179][180] After contact tracing for the latest four patients, the city has placed under supervision 861 close contacts (F1), 1,400 people exposed to F1 (F2) and 1,002 others. [204][205], By 25 March 2021, Vietnam had 25 COVID-19 clusters related to the outbreaks, these are most notable five:[206][207], Since the third wave began, Vietnam recorded 910 cases in community in 13 cities and provinces. Ho Chi Minh City, which ranked third in the country at the time, had over 1,500 cases. During the last 2021 Lunar New Year holiday, Ho Chi Minh City also planned to hold a fireworks display at 8 places but was forced to cancel it in the end because of a COVID-19 outbreak. By the end of December 2021, in numerous regions, including Ho Chi Minh City and An Giang, the majority of the deaths were the elderly with underlying conditions, of which 85% had not been vaccinated or had not received two doses of vaccine. This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2023. Vietnam says all its infected patients cured", "No Italian immigration stamp found in 17th COVID-19 patient's passports", "H Ni c 1 ca dng tnh nCoV, l ca th 17 Vit Nam", "Cch ly hng trm ngi lin quan 'bnh nhn 17', "H Ni cch ly khu ph c ca nhim nCoV", "Nhiu gia nh mua tch tr lc na m", "Thm hai ngi dng tnh nCoV ti H Ni", "Bnh nhn th 31 nhim virus corona Vit Nam", "Thm 5 ngi Bnh Thun dng tnh nCoV", "Thm 4 ngi nhim nCoV ti H Ni, Qung Ninh, TP HCM", "Saigon mosque closed after followers' contact with Covid-19 patient", "Ninh Thun phong ta khu dn c Vn Lm 3", "Ninh Thuan man confirmed 67th COVID-19 patient", "Cch ly ti nh, bnh nhn th 100 mc Covid-19 vn i l 5 ln/ngy", "Thm 14 ngi mc Covid-19, c nc c 113 bnh nhn", "Chiu nay khng ghi nhn thm ca nhim nCoV", "Vit Nam lin tc khng c ca COVID-19 mi, nhng ngi dn khng nn ch quan", "Bnh nhn Covid-19 th 22 ti dng tnh li m tnh sau khi v Anh", "Phong to ton b Th trn ng Vn -H Giang phng chng dch COVID-19", "Ngi khi bnh Covid-19 qua i v x gan", "Bnh nhn H Nam cht v x gan, khng phi do Covid-19", "Vietnam Airlines Grows Domestic Network After Full Restoration Of Flights", "Chu u mong Vit Nam ni li chng quc t", "Japan charter flight leaves for Vietnam", "New York Times: 'Phi cng Anh l biu tng chng Covid-19 Vit Nam', "B gi 5 tui t Nga v dng tnh nCoV", "Ngi nghi nhim nCoV tng n ba c s y t", "Bnh nhn nghi nhim nCoV Nng tr nng", "Dng n chuyn bay quc t n Nng", "Xt nghim Covid-19 din rng ti Nng", "Ngi nghi nhim Nng c khng nh mc Covid-19", "Vietnam confirms first case of Covid-19 community transmission in 100 days", "Thm 21 ngi Trung Quc nhp cnh tri php", "Thm mt ngi Nng, mt ngi Qung Ngi nhim nCoV", "Thm 5 ngi Nng, 2 ngi Qung Nam nhim nCoV", "Bn ca nhim nCoV H Ni, k Lk, TP HCM", "26 ca nhp cnh, 11 ngi trong nc nhim nCoV", "Vietnam, Which Avoided Coronavirus for 99 Days, Records First COVID-19 Death", "Vietnam health ministry reports second COVID-19 death", "Hng qun H Ni dng vch ngn phng Covid-19", "Cuba tng Vit Nam thuc tng khng Covid-19", "Bnh nhn Covid-19 t vong trc khi khng nh dng tnh", "TP HCM sp xt nghim xong ngi v t Nng", "Trc k thi, Khnh Ha r sot gio vin l ngi thn ca bnh nhn 751", "H Ni, Hi Dng tm ngi n nh hng Th gii b ti", "TP.HCM lo ngi pht sinh dch COVID-19 t nhng ngi nhp cnh tri php", "Ngy u tin sau mt thng khng ghi nhn ca nhim nCoV", "Dch COVID-19: Chuyn gia vo Vit Nam ngn ngy khng phi cch ly tp trung 14 ngy", "Vietnam requires seven-day centralized quarantine for foreigners as it resumes flights", " xut m 6 ng bay thng mi quc t", "Angola returnee Vietnam's latest Covid-19 patient", "Hi Phng phong ta khch sn lin quan n ca nghi mc COVID-19 khi nhp cnh Nht Bn", "152 trng hp F1 Hi Phng lin quan ca nghi nhim Covid-19 u kt qu m tnh", "Kt qu xt nghim 343 ngi TP HCM tip xc chuyn gia Hn Quc nghi mc Covid-19", "BN1342 - nam tip vin Vietnam Airlines vi phm quy nh cch ly, ly COVID-19 cho ngi khc", "Xut hin ca nghi mc Covid-19, TP HCM khn trng khoanh vng dch", "192 ngi TP HCM tip xc gn 'bnh nhn 1347', "Hai ca nhim mi trong cng ng ti TP HCM", "Thm hai trng ng ca v gio vin tip xc bnh nhn Covid-19", "Hng lot trng Si Gn 'ng ca' chng Covid-19", "H Ni yu cu ngnh y t 'bo ng ' phng dch Covid-19", "Tt c ngi lin quan 4 bnh nhn Covid-19 u m tnh", "Khng coi TP HCM l dch m la ni ly nhim t bn ngoi", "TP. [105], On 10 March, a 24-year-old Vietnamese woman who had just returned from England and previously had close contact with case No. [62], On 14 January, two Chinese tourists with fever symptoms from Wuhan were quarantined by the authorities and placed under observation after they landed at Da Nang International Airport. In Hanoi, the authorities also requested suspension of unnecessary mass gathering events. [106] Later that day, another British man was found infected with the virus (case #33), who was on the same flight with case No. The second time, 84 negative samples returned on 3 January, 5 samples had no results. All ten cases (#21-#30) were foreigners tracked from the same flight into Vietnam with case No. He was driven to a border gate in southern Vietnam two days ago then to Ho Chi Minh City, then got on a different bus to Vinh Long. 5 during Lunar New Year holiday. [233] Kien Giang province has developed a plan to establish a 300-500 beds field hospital in Ha Tien City, and establish a treatment area for severe COVID-19 patients at Ha Tien City Medical Center. [159], On 14 August, the Vietnamese government decided to isolate Hi Dng city for 15 days after four residents tested positive, none of whom had travel history to Da Nang. [131], On 29 May, after a long period without any confirmed cases of local transmission, Vietnam Airlines announced that it had completely restored its domestic flights after months under lockdown; international flights, however, remain suspended. Along with that, Vietnam started its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign on the next day.[35][36]. News of the worsening coronavirus crisis hit Vietnam shares on Friday, with its benchmark index closing down 3.3 per cent. Most of the cases of COVID-19 are teachers and primary school students, resulting in their family members being infected as well. March 20202021: sporadic outbreaks and strict measures, May 2021present: Severe outbreak and 'endemic' stage, Five main sources of infection in fourth wave in Vietnam, Clusters with unknown source of infection, Ngy 1/11: C 449 ca COVID-19 mi, 1 bnh nhn Qung Ninh t vong, Delta variant threatens to overload Vietnam's healthcare system: experts, "Hai ngi vim phi V Hn cch ly ti Bnh vin Ch Ry", "Importation and Human-to-Human Transmission of a Novel Coronavirus in Vietnam", "Hai ca dng tnh nCoV ang iu tr ti BV Ch Ry", "Ti sao mt bnh nhn Vnh Phc ly virus corona 6 ngi? After one week, the cluster number of cases in here increased to 40. HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam, which has reported under 300 cases of coronavirus and no deaths since the first infections were detected in January, said on Wednesday it would start lifting tough. All recent cases were people who had been infected abroad and who had been placed in government quarantine facilities after arrival in Vietnam. [119] On 22 March, another case also related to the Islamic activities is a fellow Muslim who returned from Malaysia also attended in the same Sri Petaling mosque, before went back to Vietnam and still did Islamic praying five times a day in Jamiul Anwar mosque, despite being asked to quarantine at home. [222], As Cambodia entered the third wave of infection, Vietnam in March recorded a rapid increase in the number of imported cases in the border provinces. "TP H Ch Minh phong ta thm 6 khu vc, tm dng cc hot ng khng cn thit, dng taxi, gii tn ch t pht", Dch TP HCM ly 4 chu k, xm nhp nhiu cng ty, khu cng nghip, S ca Covid-19 lin quan hi truyn gio ln hn 200, lan 6 tnh thnh, Nh my Khu cng ngh cao tng thm 119 ca nghi nhim, "5 nhnh ly nhim lin quan nhm truyn gio c kim sot", "Thm 31 nhn vin Bnh vin Bnh Nhit i TP HCM nghi Covid-19", "An observational study of breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infections among vaccinated healthcare workers in Vietnam", "Mc Covid-19 sau tim vaccine: ti lng virus thp, hi phc nhanh", Qun 7 v huyn C Chi, TP H Ch Minh cng b kim sot c dch COVID-19, Ca nhim Covid-19 tng vt 5 tnh pha Nam. [73] This case was discharged from the hospital on 4 February. [297], in Bin cluster: On 14 May, Nm P district, in Bin province recorded the first COVID-19 case, was a female employee working in a boarding school for ethnic minorities. Meanwhile, the city reopened relic sites and tourist attractions on 8 March; and pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake on 12 March. In addition, many workers share means of transport and live together in crowded hostels, which are the main factors allowing the disease to spread more easily. "Ho Chi Minh City has 1.6 million workers; if the disease is not well controlled, it will cause a health crisis," Minister Long emphasized. The number of cases began to increase rapidly after the couple selling milk tea in Th Du Mt City tested positive in mid-June. [291], In addition, the city also detected 48 COVID-19 patients through screening at 30 hospitals and clinics. Nine people in close contact with this female student were quarantined. Both patients are treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi. [64] On 24 January, Acting Minister of Health V c am ordered the activation of the Emergency Epidemic Prevention Centre. Reuters Daily Briefing All the news you need to start your day. Vietnam deploys troops to enforce COVID lockdown in largest city | Reuters Every weekday. (This includes the Reuters. [24][25] After two months, by using the same strategies that have been used in the first outbreak, Vietnam has successfully contained the disease for the second time and has resumed almost all economic activities, including international commercial flights. On the afternoon of 30 November after receiving the information, Minister of Health Nguyn Thanh Long convened an emergency meeting with the Ho Chi Minh Department of Health to implement full pandemic prevention measures across the city. [292] Notably, when Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases tested RT-PCR for 887 employees on 13 June, it recorded 53 positive cases with COVID-19. The next day, the director of the hospital ordered COVID testing for all employees, workers, patients and family members at its two facilities. The 23-year-old man had stayed with patient 1440 in Myanmar before they crossed the Vietnamese border with other seven people. [187] On 5 January, PM Phuc ordered to suspend flights from countries and territories infected with the new variant, the first two are South Africa and the United Kingdom. Epidemiological investigation shows that one F0 can infect eight other people in three days, leading to a rapid increase in the number of cases. This was the first case related to military personnel in the country. [83] Mother (49-year-old, #11) and younger sister (16-year-old, #12) of the case No. Given the stabilizing situation in the province, the outbreak control special unit has been dissolved and supported medical workforces have gradually decreased since the second week of June. A 42-year-old female met and greeted with the case No. But after half a month the number of cases still showed no signs of stopping, so on 15 February, entire province of Hi Dng was locked down for 15 days while Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City stopped all entertainment activities. That was from the test result of nearly 2,500 samples taken in quarantine areas in the province. [236] According to the city Department of Health, there are currently 20 public hospitals and 24 non-public hospitals. COVID-19 Timeline; COVID-19 stats; COVID-19, a year and half later.