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Enterprise-managed quarantine was abolished after one person quarantined at a Vietnam Airlines facility spread COVID-19 to the community. [37][38] As the epidemic has spread to many provinces in Vietnam, many outbreaks are occurring in many localities at the same time, making it "nearly impossible" to trace and cut the chain of infection. Speed up the completion of the new Kien Giang General Hospital and using the old provincial general hospital as a field hospital if the epidemic becomes more severe. Kien Giang province has 12 districts and three cities that share a border with Cambodia, a total length of 56km, a coastline of more than 200km long with over 63,000 km2 of sea surface, thousands of fishing boats of the two countries operating every day. Timeline of UK government coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions. Vietnamese and Chinese border forces have set up nine joint teams to prevent cross-border crimes and illegal immigration.[231]. The second is from "patient 16052" in ng Ha town and the third is from "patient 15541" who used to be treated in H Ch Minh City. Vietnam had zero Covid-19 deaths It may seem like Vietnam got off easy, but that's not by chance. In the afternoon of 24 July, the man suspected of being infected with COVID-19 was suffering from acute and severe pneumonia and had to be supported by ECMO. [203], Initially, the government only quarantine the areas directly related to the infected people to limit the economic impact. [22] Hundreds of cases across the country with epidemiological factors related to Da Nang were furthermore detected,[23] and the first death was also recorded on 31 July. Of Vietnam's nearly 16,000 COVID-19 fatalities, more than 99% have come in this latest wave. This raises concerns about an outbreak from people who entered illegally into the city area. [182], On 9 December, following the instructions of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, the HCDC had conducted random COVID-19 testing at Mien Dong Coach Station to ensure that no infections are missed in the community. Nguyn Th Mng Ngc, Director of the province's Department of Health, said the province has identified three main sources of infection. 17. Recent reports of a large number of foreigners, mainly Chinese, illegally entering the country, showing "lax immigration management". The COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has resulted in 11,526,917 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 43,186 deaths. 5 was tested positive, making the number of cases in Vietnam 16. Eventually, the Vietnamese authorities decided to isolate and quarantine the whole province, as well as shut the mosque. Two days later, all 152 test results came back negative. According to the Ministry of Health, the majority of deaths are people with underlying diseases and the elderly, of which 85% have not been vaccinated. [191][192], On 28 January, Vietnam Ministry of Health confirmed two community cases of COVID-19 in Hi Dng and Qung Ninh. The second patient was a 31-year-old staff at the Van Don International Airport in Qung Ninh, this airport has served many repatriation flights amid the pandemic. That was from the test result of nearly 2,500 samples taken in quarantine areas in the province. 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). In Vung Tau city, 70 kilometres. [89] This case also marked the 10th case found in Vinh Phuc and prompted Vinh Phuc province leadership to implement quarantine of the at-risk village named Son Loi with more than 10,600 people, activating mobile food shops and handing out free masks to all villagers, in an effort to contain the spread of the virus. Targeted lockdowns in Vietnam between February and April, 2020 Mass Gathering, Travel, and Mobility Restrictions As of 19 May, the city had isolated all of the positive patients and their close contacts. [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. Later, when testing this patient's family members including father, mother and younger brother, the results were also positive. This was the first new case after the city went four months without confirmed cases from community transmission. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Numerous outbreaks were discovered in all localities. [275], In addition to distancing and blockade measures, the city has increased testing in order to track down unidentified cases in the community. On 9 July, when the number of community infections in Ho Chi Minh City reached more than ten thousand, the government decided to lock down the entire city for 15 days. Thus, except for the infection from the activities of the mission, the risk of infection in workplaces is quite high, especially in a closed environment like an office building. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, the U.S. sees its first case of the disease . Under a close monitoring. This marked a major change in the country's approach to COVID-19,[53][54][55] forcing Vietnam to accelerate its vaccination campaign to control the pandemic. 34, case No. 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. [104], On 9 March evening, a 49-year-old British man was tested positive (case #31) and put into quarantine in Qung Nam Province, previously on the same flight with patient number 17. The number of COVID-19 cases connected with this outbreak was 238, including: 90 cases at the hospital and 148 people in community.[250][251][252]. In addition, the province also recorded three more medical staff infected while on duty. At the same time, the province has completed the construction of the ICU sites with 158 beds. [298] The Department of Health of Bnh Dng province said that among the current outbreaks, the most dangerous clusters is the one in Tn Phc Khnh ward, Tn Uyn town and at the company in Bnh Chun ward, Thun An City. [45][46][47] One of the main reasons for this outbreak is a four-day holiday for Reunification Day and International Workers' Day, which saw many vacation destinations packed with travelers. [20][21] On 28 July, the Da Nang authorities immediately locked down the city for 15 days. [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. The days recorded high numbers of cases such as: 30 June (81 cases), 1 July (90 cases), 4 July (87 cases), 5 July (114 cases), 6 July (92 cased) and 7 July (140 cases). I now count by weeks. [232] Vietnam also donated $500,000 to Cambodia along with 800 ventilators, 2 million medical masks and 300,000 N95 masks. The disease prevention in the locality is difficult because the province has many industrial parks, hostels with a large number of workers from all over the country come here every day. 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 . [116][117][118] Subsequently, a new-found case connected with the man were also discovered the following days. All recent cases were people who had been infected abroad and who had been placed in government quarantine facilities after arrival in Vietnam. 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? [84], On 7 February, Vietnam confirmed their 13th case, a 29-year-old worker, a member of the same training crew as the 5 previously confirmed cases (case #3,4,5,8,9). [173], On 30 November, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) announced one case tested positive for COVID-19, a 63-year-old female in Hc Mn District (mother of patient 1342), without confirming the case. Many hostels are located near to factories and businesses. In addition, six other large clusters with hundreds of cases in the city are linked to it. [144], On 26 July, Da Nang confirmed three more cases in community. [249] Another notable feature of this wave is that because the disease had spread to many provinces in Vietnam, there were outbreaks in the same locality at the same time but from few another sources of infection, making difficult to trace and cut the chain of infection. 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. He had returned to Vietnam from Japan via Nng International Airport on 7 April. The source of infection of the first case has yet to be identified. [293] After studying 62 infected employees of the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital of Tropical Diseases, the expert team concluded that their SARS-CoV-2 viral load was 251 times higher than Wuhan strain, but much lower than unvaccinated patients. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Due to their characteristics, industrial parks cannot shift to online work while ventilation conditions in many workplaces is limited. [299][300], Ph Yn cluster: Ph Yn is the central region province recorded the fastest infection rate, just from eight cases on the morning of 24 June, after 14 days the number of cases increased to 359, of which one person died. Hanoi and other provinces also recorded infections related to this cluster. [93] However, quarantine measures continue to be imposed until further notice. According to the director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, the origin of these infections may be due to the disease that has been silently spreading in the community before, from people who have been in contact with infected person or they had travelled through endemic areas but not declared health status. [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. One person in close contact with these people also gave a positive result in Ho Chi Minh City. [218] On Lunar New Year's Eve 12 February, all provinces and cities stopped firing fireworks and New Year festivals to limit crowds (except for Hanoi still had one fireworks display spot at Thng Nht Park, instead of 30 as planned). Trung tm hi sc tch cc ln nht min Bc hot ng nh th no? At the time of the outbreak, the rate of adults receiving one dose of vaccine was over 85% Under control, no new case reported for a long period of time. 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. [195][196] In response, all public transportation including flights cannot enter or leave northern Quang Ninh Province from 06:00, 28 January;[197] while Hai Duong commenced province-wide social distancing measures six hours later. The province's health sector has no experience in epidemic prevention while the number of cases in the community is in large numbers. After 24 June, from nearly 30 cases a day, the rate of infections skyrocketing. Around the industrial park, there are hundreds of motels, markets and entertainment facility. Few days later, six people in this group tested positive for COVID-19. The Cambodian government has lockdown the capital Phnom Penh and many of its provinces from 15 April. The Ministry of Health also provides detailed guidance documents for F0s, teaching them to self-care, monitor their health and contact medical facilities in case of severe symptoms. This is the ninth I've been stuck in Vung Tau, a seaside resort more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from my home in Hanoi. [128], A previously discharged patient in H Nam was pronounced dead on 4 May, later confirmed to have died from liver failure and not COVID-19. 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. The health sector is investigating why this variant appeared in the city. The number of new cases is up to hundreds per day, showing that the epidemic has been spreading widely into the community, making the outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces difficult to predict. City health officials quarantined 343 close contacts and tested them; all the tests were negative. So he signed an end of quarantine term with two negatives for all 89 people, instead of 84 people. [5][6][7] The first cluster also appeared in Son Loi Commune, Bnh Xuyn District, Vnh Phc after a few workers returned from a training trip in Wuhan and infected other people in closecontact with them. Most of those cases related to patient #2899, who returned from Japan (also isolated at Nng before) but did not self quarantine at home. In the latest wave of COVID-19 since April, Vietnam has recorded more than 83,000 infections and 335 deaths. [291], In addition, the city also detected 48 COVID-19 patients through screening at 30 hospitals and clinics. [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. Of the 699 cases related to the market, 217 are traders, 37 are buyers and 445 close contacts. This patient had previously been in Daegu for several days in February and, prior to testing positive, had already been quarantined along with all passengers on the same flight from South Korea since he re-entered Vietnam. [127], On 24 April, two more cases were confirmed: both were Vietnamese students who came back from Japan and quarantined on arrival. [220] With the COVID-19 outbreaks gradually being brought under control, Hi Dng province lifted restrictions in few areas on 3 March, after 15 days of stringent province-wide lockdown measures. [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. The clusters related from the city of Da Nang includes H Nam province, New Phuong Dong discotheque, AMIDA salon then spread to many provinces. The source of infection is from Indian and Chinese experts, and then spread to Vinh Phuc and some other provinces. After managing to contain COVID-19 for much of last year, Vietnam has recorded 348,000 infections and 8,277 fatalities, with the majority recorded since late April. [190], In January 2021, Vietnamese government announced a stricter quarantine policy to protect the country during 2021 Lunar New Year. On 28 December, four apartment blocks in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City were locked down after a man in the area tested positive. The authorities expected that when the test results of all close contacts are available, there may be some new cases here. Four waves of the COVID-19 pandemic of Vietnam. On 23 June, the patient showed signs of fever and fatigue. Vietnamese authorities are still unable to explain why she has this variant since she has never had contact with people infected with COVID-19. With just 288 cases and zero deaths, this Southeast Asia country acted faster than most. [188], On the same day, a 22-year-old man, known as patient 1498 left the quarantine facility before receiving positive result. The next day, she was sampled and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. 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She had been exhibiting several symptoms, but didn't cooperating with the authorities about her travel history or health conditions to avoid quarantine. At the end of May, Bc Giang established its largest field hospital located at the province's public stadium. [113][114], On 14 March 6 cases were announced (numbers 48 to 53). In 14,000 test samples since the beginning of the pandemic, 38 positive cases were found, of which 18 patients were being treated at Ha Tien Medical Center. The epicenter in the fourth wave, first case was detected in a Christian mission, then from mission members spread throughout the city and southern provinces of Vietnam. Border forces have increased their number of troops and continuously patrolled to prevent illegal border entrants. [232] Authorities fear the cross-border transmission via illegal entrants will trigger a fourth wave in Vietnam. [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. Thun Thnh District was the first cluster in the province with 591 cases, the outbreak in here have been contained. The health ministry has also allowed mild COVID-19 cases to have their treatment time shortened and be discharged early, which also helps lighten the load. As of June, there have been cases of COVID-19 in every areas in the province and spreading to other localities.[254][255]. From 3 September 2020 to 15 May 2021, the country recorded no new COVID-19 related deaths. Vietnam's strict lockdown to curb its fourth wave of Covid-19 infections has left many unable to work, go out to get food, or even get oxygen Individuals and up to 90 community groups and. [74] Noticeably, this case was the first domestic transmission in Vietnam, leading to an epidemic declaration signed by the Vietnamese Prime Minister and calls for border tightening, aviation permits revoked, and visa restriction. During the rapid screening test, the Bc Ninh Department of Health discovered one positive case of COVID-19 known as patient 3055 in Mo in commune (Thun Thnh district). 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. This surge occurred due to the more transmissible. Mr Hancock and top civil servant Simon Case joked about travellers 'locked up' in quarantine hotels during Covid lockdown The health secretary said the Government should 'get heavy with the police . [28][29], The third wave of infection began on 28 January 2021, when Vietnam recorded an additional 84 community transmission cases within a single day in Hi Dng and Qung Ninh provinces. [91], On 13 February, father of case No. [110], On 12 March morning, Vietnamese Ministry of Health reported the 39th case of the country. With this large number of samples, Vietnam's Minister of Health Nguyn Thanh Long has directed the medical staff to switch from pooled testing using RT-PCR to rapid testing to stamp out the epidemic faster. [42], National Hospital of Tropical Disease (NHTD) cluster: At the meeting of the Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention in Hanoi on the afternoon of 4 May, Director of Hanoi Department of Health Trn Th Nh H received a report from the NHTD about a positive case of SARS-CoV-2 who is a doctor working at this hospital. His samples were sent to the Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang and to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi for more tests and the results also came back positive. Many returned from various countries, including Britain, Malaysia, and France; which were at the time severely hit by COVID-19. Kien Giang has two land border gates, five seaports and two airports. New daily cases have surpassed 10,000 and deaths are being reported in hundreds. The hospital took samples from more than 800 medical staff and patients. FIGURE 1 Figure 1. [221], The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed there will be 13 repatriation flights scheduled from 5 to 14 March to bring back over 3,800 Vietnamese stuck abroad after nearly two months of suspension to prevent new coronavirus variants. This case was treated at the NHTD from 24 April. [120], On 22 March, Vietnam recorded over fourteen new patients, surpassing over 100 patients for the first time. Around 1.8 million of 98 million people, or 1.8 per cent of the country's population, have been fully vaccinated, one of the lowest rates in the region. ", the representative of Bc Giang province's health department said. [92], On 25 February, the 16th was released from the hospital after being tested negative from the COVID-19, temporarily made Vietnam cleared from COVID-19 outbreak. Everyone entering country must be isolated for at least 14-day at the government's quarantine facilities, only special diplomats identified as such by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be exempt. In Hanoi, the authorities also requested suspension of unnecessary mass gathering events. [241] Two days later, the country confirmed another 5 cases in H Nam, 3 cases in Hanoi and 2 cases in Hng Yn, all related to patient #2899. Bc Ninh cluster: Directly related to NHTD cluster with 1,725 cases. [156], On 6 August, Vietnam confirmed its tenth death, the first to be diagnosed as having COVID-19 after death. [261], On 8 May, the province confirmed a case was a female worker at Sin Young Vietnam factory located in Vn Trung Industrial Park, Vit Yn district - the province's largest industrial park where hundreds of thousands of workers come to work every day. "The city has prepared for an emergency situation, if the full capacity of these hospitals is used, Can Tho will be able to receive and treat about 1,200 cases of COVID-19", Nguyen Phuoc Ton - Deputy director of the Department of Health of Can Tho said. At the meeting, military officials said that the death rate in the field hospital was 2.56%, 94.2% in the ICU center, and 3.42% with home treatment. 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. [96][97] Within the night, the government proceeded to track and isolate roughly 200 people who either had close contact, lived on the same street, or had been on the same flight VN0054 from London as patient No. The hospital worked with the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit to monitor the clinical progress and SARS-CoV-2 viral load of these positive cases to assess the effectiveness of the vaccine. [106] Later that day, another British man was found infected with the virus (case #33), who was on the same flight with case No. [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.

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