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. 7 dch COVID-19 ti Vit Nam ang nhng u? Binh Duong has a population of 2.5 million and is one of the largest industrial centers in the Southern Region with nearly 50,000 businesses and more than 1.2 million employees. Most of the cases of COVID-19 are teachers and primary school students, resulting in their family members being infected as well. Ministry of Health of Vietnam (Chart from Vietnam Ministry of Health). In Hanoi, the authorities also requested suspension of unnecessary mass gathering events. I now count by weeks. 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. FIGURE 1 Figure 1. The patient, a Muslim from the Cham minority, had participated in the Tablighi Jamaat in Sri Petaling mosque, Malaysia, where he got infected before returning to Vietnam and attended the Jamiul Muslimin Mosque in Ho Chi Minh City before returning home in Ninh Thun. She was infected after contact with COVID patients from the K Hospital cluster. [66], On 29 January, the Ministry of Health established 40 mobile emergency response teams, on stand-by to assist affected locations, for quarantining, disinfecting, and transporting patients or suspected patients. [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. At the time of the outbreak, the rate of adults receiving one dose of vaccine was over 85% [120], On 22 March, Vietnam recorded over fourteen new patients, surpassing over 100 patients for the first time. [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. 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. 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. In the latest wave of COVID-19 since April, Vietnam has recorded more than 83,000 infections and 335 deaths. [288][289] Numerous outbreaks were discovered in all localities. Because 11 close contacts related to this couple were workers in factory in Tn Uyn town and Thun An city, so health official expanded testing in industrial zones and detected an average of 10 to 20 people tested positive in there for ten consecutive days. This was the first new case after the city went four months without confirmed cases from community transmission. [282], Christian mission cluster: The cluster at Revival Ekklesia Mission had more than 520 cases in H Ch Minh City and six other provinces. New daily cases have surpassed 10,000 and deaths are being reported in hundreds. Patient #2857 is a hotel receptionist who was infected by Indian experts quarantined at the hotel in Yn Bi Province since 18 April. Vietnam had zero Covid-19 deaths It may seem like Vietnam got off easy, but that's not by chance. 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 . The clusters related from the city of Da Nang includes H Nam province, New Phuong Dong discotheque, AMIDA salon then spread to many provinces. 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. [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. ", "Ba ngi Vit Nam nhim vim phi V Hn", "Bnh nhn nhim virus corona u tin xut vin", "Vietnam declares novel coronavirus epidemic", "Qung Ninh ng ca cc im xut hng trn tuyn bin gii gip Trung Quc", "Ngi dn ln Mng Ci sang Trung Quc c yu cu quay v", "Dng ton b chuyn bay gia Vit Nam v Trung Quc t chiu nay", "T 3/2, tt c ngi nhp cnh t Trung Quc v Vit Nam c cch ly", "Thm mt ngi Vnh Phc dng tnh nCoV", "Ba bnh nhn vim phi corona xut vin", "B gi Vnh Phc 3 thng tui dng tnh nCoV", "Ngi dn sng cch ly vng dch Vnh Phc ra sao? [242][243], In May 2021, many small outbreaks, most of which unrelated to each other, were discovered in many localities. [73] This case was discharged from the hospital on 4 February. 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. The source of infection of the first case has yet to be identified. Timeline of UK government coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions. These are the first two localities of Ho Chi Minh City successfully brought F0 out of the community, limited the number of new cases and have a high rate of COVID-19 vaccine coverage in the community. 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. During the Christian mission outbreak, the health sector increased testing capacity to a hundred thousand per day. Due to the wide range of people he contacted, it raised the fear of the patient being a super spread patient. According to WHO, to prepare for the worsening situation, the country has built more than 30 field hospitals with a scale of 1,500 ICU beds and 30,000 non-ICU beds. According to ng Thp Department of Health, the first patient is female, living in Tn Khnh Trung commune, Lp V district. The group also has doctor Tran Thanh Linh - deputy director of emergency resuscitation department at Cho Ray hospital, who has been sent to support in many COVID-19 hotspots such as Da Nang, Gia Lai. [151][152] On the same day, the first two deaths due to COVID-19 occurred in Vietnam: patient 428 and 437, two elderly 70 and 61 years old man respectively, who appeared to have contracted the virus in Da Nang. It's possible that the outbreak in Lam Thao started at the district health center. The patient (case #17), a 26-year-old woman, had been travelling across Europe during the outbreak. [65] Vietnamese doctors documented and reported the two cases to medical journal The New England Journal of Medicine, at that time this was the first concrete evidence to the scientific community about human-to-human transmission of the disease outside China. At the end of May, Bc Giang established its largest field hospital located at the province's public stadium. 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. At Hosiden Company, the rate was 55%. Vietnamese and Chinese border forces have set up nine joint teams to prevent cross-border crimes and illegal immigration.[231]. The High Command also requested the Minister of Defence to provide additional 4,000 body bags. [41][42] On 28 July, the National Assembly gave the central government in Hanoi mandate to implement emergency measures for curbing the pandemic locally. 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. Research and data: Edouard Mathieu, Hannah Ritchie, Lucas Rods-Guirao, Cameron Appel, Daniel Gavrilov, Charlie Giattino, Joe Hasell, Bobbie Macdonald, Saloni Dattani, Diana Beltekian, Esteban Ortiz-Ospina, and Max Roser. [86], On 9 February, a 55-year-old woman, a neighbour of case No. Of Vietnam's nearly 16,000 COVID-19 fatalities . "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. [166], After the central government considered that the COVID-19 outbreak has been brought under control, on 7 September, Da Nang has decided to ease its social distancing restrictions, and all passenger transportation and business enterprises resumed normal operations. Deputy Prime Minister V c am, head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, urged all competent forces to remain vigilant and stand ready to deal with new developments of the pandemic. 17 while in London, tested positive (case #32). Two remaining cases (Case #419 and #420) are a 17-year-old teenager and a 71-year-old woman, all of whom were related with Da Nang C Hospital. After this period of time, if a person tests negative for the coronavirus, they can remain in Vietnam. [83] Mother (49-year-old, #11) and younger sister (16-year-old, #12) of the case No. He said that the disease was spreading quickly to many provinces because Ho Chi Minh City is the primary economic centre of the country. [102] The same day, Hanoi city expanded the scope of contact tracing to F5 and raised the quarantine procedures by one level, meaning F1 to be quarantined in hospitals and treated the same as a patient case, F2-F3 to be moved into central quarantine, and F4-F5 to self-quarantine at home, with temperature checked twice per day. Vietnam which shares a border with China reported only 1,465 Covid cases and 35 deaths last year, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. [272] The first case was recorded on 3 May 2021 and the source of infection is unknown. In only two weeks, Cambodia had 4,832 new cases, mainly in the community. 17. As of 19 May, the city had isolated all of the positive patients and their close contacts. This is the main reason why patient 1498 are allowed to end the quarantine period before the second test results are available. Trung tm hi sc tch cc ln nht min Bc hot ng nh th no? The number of cases began to increase rapidly after the couple selling milk tea in Th Du Mt City tested positive in mid-June. Particularly at Shin Young, the first infected company in Vn Trung industrial park, the rate was 79%. [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. [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. [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. In addition, six other large clusters with hundreds of cases in the city are linked to it. [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. [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. Expect for the four localities including: Hi Dng City, Kinh Mn town, Cm Ging and Kim Thnh District still have to follow social-distancing order until 17 March. This case is a 29-year-old tour guide in Hanoi, who had contact with patient number 24 during a trip to Ninh Binh. [273], In August, Nng discovered two large clusters are Ha Cng market and Th Quang fishing port. Nearly 5,000 of them are from Vietnam's largest metropolis, southern Ho Chi Minh City, which has also extended its lockdown until Aug. 1. Hanoi is the most affected locale with 1,609,473 confirmed cases and 1,221 deaths, followed by Ho Chi Minh City with 612,746 cases and 19,984 deaths; however, the Vietnamese Ministry . [116][117][118] Subsequently, a new-found case connected with the man were also discovered the following days. Only confirmed 30 cases. [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. 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 . [13][14][15], After 21 March 2020, Vietnam suspended entry for all foreigners from midnight of 22 March, and introduced concentrated isolation for 14 days in all cases of entry for Vietnamese citizens. [177] Eight primary, secondary, and high schools closed,[178] 12 universities have been closed since 2 December until further notice, consequently approximately 8,200 pupils, 160,000 university students and 6,000 lecturers are off from schools and universities, all school exams, meetings, conferences, out-door activities have been cancelled or postponed, three residential areas with 148 households and 485 people are on temporary lockdown. [98][99] The incident also sparked a wave of stockpiling purchases across the city. Although the first case was detected in the Park 11 building, through preliminary assessment from public health units, it is possible that the outbreak originated from the T&T company, not from the family living in Park 11.[303][304]. [276] According to the city's Department of Health, they had enough oxygen supply for 50,000 cases scenario. The authorities already took all the samples, and had the results of about two thirds of cases. [257][258][259], Bc Giang cluster: Bc Giang was the second epicenter in the fourth wave with 5,600 confirmed cases,[260] the outbreak in here forced the authorities to quarantine four districts in the province and Bc Giang city. The province had set up 280 ICU beds and implemented a vaccination campaign for the entire Lam Thao district with 30,000 doses. 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. [30] Initially, the government only quarantine the areas directly related to the infected people to limit the economic impact. Throughout the pandemic, Bnh Dng detected 46 clusters, mostly from the infection chain in Ho Chi Minh City with the Delta variant. [284][285] After just six days, 20 out of 22 districts and Ho Chi Minh City's key industrial parks had COVID-19 cases. . [306], Sa c General Hospital cluster: The total number of cases in the province is 305 and 3 deaths. Upon arrival in country, the flight crew members were quarantined in a quarantine facility of Vietnam Airlines in Ho Chi Minh City. [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. [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). Two days later, all 152 test results came back negative. BY KATHY KATELLA March 9, 2021. Chui ly nhim ch u mi khin Nng ko di cch ly, TP HCM sau hn mt thng p dng bin php chng dch, "TP HCM ' oxy' iu tr bnh nhn Covid-19". The number of isolators concentrated in the province is 303 people. [139], On the same day, the Vietnamese Acting Minister of Health Nguyn Thanh Long ordered the city authorities to suspend all international flights at Da Nang International Airport. [158], On 7 August, an officer of the 377th Air Defence Division tested positive and the local health officials immediately quarantined 14 close contacts. [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. Watch 1m 8s [20][21] On 28 July, the Da Nang authorities immediately locked down the city for 15 days. In ng Nai province, as of 15 October, about 82% of businesses have resumed operations. After two negative tests, the flight attendant was allowed to be home-quarantined at his rented apartment in Tn Bnh District. From the initial 10 cases, as of 24 May, nearly 60 more cases have been recorded in the hospital. [170] After being informed about the case, the Hai Phong Department of Health isolated 152 close contacts and quarantined the hotel he had stayed. Thanh Xuan District has moved nearly 1,200 people to isolation facilities in Hoa Lac. [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. [106] Later that day, another British man was found infected with the virus (case #33), who was on the same flight with case No. On 16 October, the administration of Ho Chi Minh City closed the No. 17. 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. This is the 17th case in Vietnam. [80], On 34 February, Vietnam announced their eighth and ninth case: a 29-year-old female (#8) and a 30-year-old male (#9). The Ministry of Defence ordered the military to bolster troop numbers along borders to prevent illegal entrants trying to enter the country through trails to avoid being quarantined, since a large number of Vietnamese working in neighboring countries are seeking to return home for Tt in many ways. 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. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. [129][130], On 15 May, Vietnam confirmed 24 new cases, all of them from a repatriating flight from Russia and quarantined after arrival in Thai Binh and Quang Ninh, raising the total number of COVID-19 cases to 312. While patient 3055 was being treated, on 26 April, a group of 18 people from Mao Dien commune came to visit the patient at the hospital. The next day, the director of the hospital ordered COVID testing for all employees, workers, patients and family members at its two facilities.