Investigation revealed that previously, during the period of 1418 November, while in the centralized quarantine facility, patient 1342 had contact with a colleague known as patient 1325 from another flight from Romania. [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. [66][67] On 29 January, the 2nd COVID-19 patient had fully recovered and was discharged. When total cases reached a few thousands per day, the Central government decided to lock down the entire Southern Region with 35 million people, along with the capital, Hanoi, to contain the spread. Authorities are investigating whether this case related to the previously discovered patient in Da Nang one day earlier. 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. 5 during Lunar New Year holiday. [70][71] Case No. Many patients are infected with the Delta variant so their close contacts quickly become positive. At the end of June, the outbreak in Bc Ninh was brought under control, there are three main clusters include: K Hospital (National Cancer Hospital) cluster: The source of infection is from the NHTD cluster. However, when screening at several hospitals showed more cases, numerous more clusters were identified in the area. [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. [276] According to the city's Department of Health, they had enough oxygen supply for 50,000 cases scenario. [18] The drastic epidemic control measures had positive results and the country did not confirm any cases of local transmission from mid-April to the end of July. 5, tested positive; the 14th case. Timeline of UK government coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions. At the beginning of the outbreak, most of the cases were linked with hospitals cluster and related to Nng (47 cases), but in late May the authorities discovered a cluster with unknown source of infection at T&T company and Park 11 Times City apartment complex. The next day, she was sampled and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Frontiers | COVID-19 Timeline of Vietnam: Important Milestones Through The authorities also conducted disinfection procedures at the places the patient lives and had visited. 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[11] On the afternoon of 20 March, the Ministry of Health announced 2 new COVID-19 patients, the 86th and 87th, who were two female nurses at Bch Mai Hospital with no history of contact with any COVID-19 patients. Vietnam has been slow to procure vaccines and until late April had. The hospital imposed lockdown all of its medical staff, workers, patients and their relatives at three facilities. According to ng Thp Department of Health, the first patient is female, living in Tn Khnh Trung commune, Lp V district. [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. [219], On 2 March, both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City were allowed most non-essential services to reopen except bars, dance clubs, karaoke parlors, gyms and pool table. [113][114], On 14 March 6 cases were announced (numbers 48 to 53). HCMC has set up 96 injection sites in all of its districts and over 300 mobile injection sites in industrial zones. Under control. At sea there is also a patrol force consisting of nine ships and two boats of the Border Guard, Fisheries Surveillance, and Coast Guard. This is one of the biggest aid from Vietnam to another countries in prevention against COVID-19. Medical personnel have concentrated on protecting COVID-19 patients with underlying disorders, prescribing antiretroviral medications to them even when they are showing no symptoms. [61] However, in August, the Ministry of Health issued a recommendation to not declare COVID-19 endemic, and to instead shift the country's response from "prevention" to "stable management". [294][295], On 2 September, District 7 and C Chi District declared that the epidemic in here was under control. [275], In addition to distancing and blockade measures, the city has increased testing in order to track down unidentified cases in the community. He had been quarantined for 14 days in Nng and tested negative for coronavirus three times before completing quarantine. On 16 October, the administration of Ho Chi Minh City closed the No. [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. [264][265], Quang Chu and Vn Trung industrial zones are located very close to each other, next to the arterial road is the Hanoi - Bc Giang expressway and two frontage roads running parallel to the highway. , however, the rate of people receiving two doses was just about 0.5%.[314][315]. Around the industrial park, there are hundreds of motels, markets and entertainment facility. On 27 May, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control requested a suspension of foreign arrivals into the city and imposed social distancing from 31 May. Hanoi dispatched a medical team to the coastal city and called an emergency meeting the next day on prevention efforts. 17 was infected to seek healthcare in her home country. 17. [263], Deputy Minister of Health Nguyn Trng Sn said just on 25 May, the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Bc Giang was 375, three times higher than the previous record of the province's number of cases. [108], On 11 March, Vietnam confirmed their 35th case of COVID-19, a 29-year-old woman who works in an electronics supermarket in Da Nang, and had physical contact with two infected British tourists. The number has since jumped to nearly. Most of the cases from the cluster that were sequenced have been confirmed to have the B.1.1.7 variant. [127], On 24 April, two more cases were confirmed: both were Vietnamese students who came back from Japan and quarantined on arrival. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization . Over 3 hundred thousand workers in industrial parks and manufacturing areas were sampled. Case #418, a 61-year-old man living in Hi Chu District, was in serious condition, and had to use a ventilator. 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This was the first new case after the city went four months without confirmed cases from community transmission. [262] Notably, the newly discovered cluster at Hosiden Vietnam Company (Quang Chu Industrial Park) has recorded a total of 660 cases (11% of its total employees). Aside from cases related to flight VN0054 and patient 34, there are 3 unrelated cases: A Vietnamese came back from Paris, a Vietnamese overseas student who has been travelling across Europe, and a Czech national. The health sector is investigating why this variant appeared in the city. [56] The number of new cases began to fall to several thousand per day in mid-September, and restrictions were eased. Vietnam reported just 1,500 cases of COVID-19 during the whole of 2020, and was the only nation in Southeast Asia to record positive growth for the year. [306], Sa c General Hospital cluster: The total number of cases in the province is 305 and 3 deaths. Vietnam's Covid-19 hotspot Ho Chi Minh City has twice extended its lockdown, hitting manufacturers trying to export items such as clothing; An economist said the fourth wave is more devastating . [288][289] On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. linear. 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. 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. [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. This case is a 29-year-old tour guide in Hanoi, who had contact with patient number 24 during a trip to Ninh Binh. But the country's cumulative cases. Under a close monitoring. Until 5 July, ng Thp had recorded many clusters of COVID-19, of which there were 110 cases at Sa c General Hospital, Garment Factory 6 has 14 cases, Agribank in Chu Thnh district has 49 cases. [273], In August, Nng discovered two large clusters are Ha Cng market and Th Quang fishing port. [237], At the COVID-19 Steering Committee meeting, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyn Thnh Phong said the city would not organize fireworks on Reunification Day. [164][165] The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) have prepared detailed plans for resuming commercial flights to six Asian destinations such as Seoul, Guangzhou, Tokyo and Taipei from 15 September with around 5,000 foreign passengers scheduled to arrive in Vietnam per week. [224] According to the city's health department, the tests will be conducted first in residential areas in Nam Tu Liem district and An Khanh Industrial Zone in Hoai Duc district on 11 March and 12 March. [75][76][77][78], On 2 February, a Vietnamese American (#7) got infected with coronavirus, due to two-hour layover in Wuhan airport during his trip from the US. [58] However, due to the country's widespread vaccination coverage, deaths remained low in proportion to the number of confirmed cases. [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. No cases reported for nearly two weeks. [301][302], T&T company and Times City cluster: In the fourth wave, there a total of 171 community cases have been reported from 20/30 districts in Hanoi. Watch 1m 8s [133][134], On 6 July, a group of doctors who had been overseeing the treatment of Patient 91, a British pilot who was Vietnam's most critical COVID-19 case, announced that he has made substantial progress and his health condition allows him to travel. [200], On 15 February, Hanoi CDC recorded one case was a deceased 53-year-old Japanese expert, his body was found inside Somerset West Point hotel room. [41][42] On 28 July, the National Assembly gave the central government in Hanoi mandate to implement emergency measures for curbing the pandemic locally. [87], On 10 February, three more cases: #4, #5 and #9 were declared to be recovered. A man living in an area under lockdown receives food through a barricade during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam July 20, 2021 [File: Reuters] By Govi Snell Published On 7 Sep . That was from the test result of nearly 2,500 samples taken in quarantine areas in the province. Recent reports of a large number of foreigners, mainly Chinese, illegally entering the country, showing "lax immigration management". He received treatment for it and was subsequently discharged on 17 April after testing four times negative from coronavirus. [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. [232] Authorities fear the cross-border transmission via illegal entrants will trigger a fourth wave in Vietnam. [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.