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COVID-19: Vietnam reports ten more imported cases, with 1,318 recoveries

December 28, 2020 by vov.vn

Among the newly detected patients, nine entered Cam Ranh Airport on flight VN5062 from Russia and were isolated in the south central province of Khanh Hoa province immediately after entry.

Their test results came back for the SARS-CoV-2 virus at the Center for Disease Control of Khanh Hoa province on December 27.

The 1,451st patient is a 23-year-old Vietnamese man, who crossed illegally through small trails from Myanmar on December 24 and then returned to Ho Chi Minh City. He was diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus at the HCM City Center for Disease Control. The patient is currently put into isolation to receive treatment at Cu Chi Field Hospital.

The same day, 15 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear, raising the total recoveries to 1,318, while fatalities remained at 35.

Among patients still under treatment, 10 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 11 twice and 13 thrice.

More than 17,000 people are currently being quarantined throughout the nation, with 163 at hospitals, and the remainder at designated concentrated facilities and at homes or accommodations.

In the face of the complicated developments of the pandemic and the possible resurgence of the pandemic at any time, the Ministry of Health continues to urge people to strictly follow regulations regarding COVID-19 prevention and control in a bid to halt the spread of COVID-19.

Vietnam has seven new Covid-19 patients

March 3, 2021 by english.thesaigontimes.vn

Vietnam has seven new Covid-19 patients

The Saigon Times

A health worker collects samples of a local woman in Hai Duong Province for Covid-19 testing. The Health Ministry has confirmed seven fresh Covid-19 patients this evening, March 3 – PHOTO: VNA

HCMC – The Health Ministry has confirmed seven fresh Covid-19 patients, including two imported cases quarantined in Kien Giang Province and five locally-infected ones in Hai Duong Province, sending Vietnam’s caseload to 2,482 as of this evening, March 3.

The two imported cases are local residents of HCMC, both aged 23. The two women entered the Ha Tien international border gate in Kien Giang on February 28 and were quarantined upon their arrival. They are under treatment at the Ha Tien City Medical Center in this Mekong Delta province.

The five cases in Hai Duong, which is now the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, were linked to previously confirmed Covid-19 patients and had been placed in quarantine before. They are being treated at Covid-19 field hospitals in the northern province.

Up to now, the country has reported 1,566 locally-transmitted cases, with 873 recorded since January 27.

Data from the ministry showed that 1,898 coronavirus patients in the country have fully recovered, while fatalities stayed at 35.

Four of six illegal entrants into Vietnam infected with COVID-19

December 29, 2020 by vov.vn

The MoH confirmed two more cases on December 29, together with two other cases detected separately on December 26 and 28 respectively.

Of the four confirmed cases, two lives in Ho Chi Minh City, one in Vinh Long province and one in Dong Thap province, all in southern Vietnam.

The remaining two persons of the group 6 tested negative for the virus.

Hundreds of people who had contacts with the four patients have been quarantined for medical surveillance. Some of them tested negative while others are awaiting test results from authorized health agencies.

Medical workers have cordoned off and disinfected the homes of these patients as well as adjacent areas to prevent the spread of the virus to the wider community.

As these patients had contacts with people from various localities, authorities are speeding up tracing and quarantine in an effort to keep the virus at bay.

The same day, the MoH also announced a Vietnamese returnee from the United States has been infected with the virus.

The woman flew from the US and transited in Singapore before landing at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport on December 27.

She tested positive the following, and was transferred to HCM City-based Cu Chi field Hospital for monitoring and treatment.

As of 18.00hrs Vietnam had recorded a total of 1,454 coronavirus infections, including 761 imported cases.

Vietnam strives to stamp out Covid-19 at Hanoi hospital: Deputy PM

March 30, 2020 by hanoitimes.vn

The Hanoitimes – Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital is considered a big and dangerous Covid-19 outbreak.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has called for mobilization of all resources to stamp out Covid-19 at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, one of the largest of its kind in Vietnam, VnExpress reported.

At an online meeting on March 28, Dam said this was “a very important task” in the coming days and called on the Ministry of Health, Hanoi’s government and Bach Mai Hospital to use all resources to carry out the mission.

Bach Mai Hospital is under lockdown from March 28. Photo: Giang Huy

“Stamping out Covid-19 outbreaks is crucial when it has spread to the community,” Dam said, adding that Vietnam has done a good job in containing Covid-19 outbreaks in provinces of Vinh Phuc and Binh Thuan, and promptly isolating passengers arrived on Vietnam Airlines flight VN0054.

However, two new coronavirus outbreaks in the country, the Buddha bar in Ho Chi Minh City with 13 Covid-19 patients and Bach Mai Hospital with 16, need to be handled with, the deputy PM stressed.

He requested to draw up a list of all people who had been to the hospital since March 12. Localities whose residents had been to Bach Mai hospital must take stronger measures to deal with those cases, Dam said.

For his part, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said Bach Mai Hospital is considered a big and dangerous Covid-19 outbreak. His ministry has set up a special task force to carry out an epidemiological investigations in the hospital.

All medical staff and patients in the hospital have been quarantined and taken samples. The hospital has also suspended admission of new patients and remained isolated since March 29. The Vietnamese Chemical Army disinfected the entire hospital on March 28 evening.

Bach Mai Hospital is a large healthcare institution and with 10,000-15,000 people visiting every day, the infection can spread not only from patients and medical workers, but also from their relatives, taxi drivers, goods deliverers, among others. Therefore, not only Bach Mai but other hospitals are facing a high risk of infection, Son noted.

He added that doctors and medical staff quarantined at Bach Mai Hospital keep treating inpatients with sufficient equipment and medical supplies provided by the Health Ministry.

Epidemiologists are continuing to investigate the sources of infection from professional patient caregivers at Bach Mai Hospital. Additionally, it is necessary to access the health insurance database to localize and identify people making contact with Covid-19 patients.

As of March 29, Vietnam has reported 188 Covid-19 infection cases in 24 cities and provinces, of them 21 have been cured and discharged from hospital.

Seven new COVID-19 cases found on March 3 afternoon

March 3, 2021 by en.nhandan.org.vn

>>> Lockdown lifted from COVID-19 hotspot Hai Duong

According to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, the imported cases were sent to quarantine immediately on February 28 after entering Kien Giang through the Ha Tien border gate. They are being treated at a medical centre in Ha Tien city.

Meanwhile, the five patients in Hai Duong were diagnosed positive for SARS-CoV-2 while undertaking quarantine at concentrated sites.

So far, the national count of COVID-19 cases has reached 2,482, including 1,566 domestically-transmitted cases.

The committee’s treatment sub-committee said a total of 1,898 patients have recovered so far.

Among active patients, 66 have tested for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 37 twice and 113 thrice.

Meanwhile, 59,081 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or came from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide, with 540 in hospitals, 13,424 in State-designated quarantine establishments, and 45,117 at home.

Vietnam confirms seven new Covid-19 cases

March 3, 2021 by e.vnexpress.net

All five local cases, numbered 2478-2482, were already quarantined when detected with the novel coronavirus.

The two imported cases, patients 2476 and 2477, are women aged 23 in Ho Chi Minh City. They had been quarantined February 28 on entering the country via the Ha Tien International Border Gate in the southern province of Kien Giang.

With three cases in the morning, Vietnam recorded 10 new cases Wednesday. The number of community transmissions since January 28 is now at 870, led by Hai Duong with 689 cases, followed by Quang Ninh (61), HCMC (36) and Hanoi (35).

Ten of the localities have gone nearly 20 days without any local transmission, including HCMC and Quang Ninh, and the latter reopened its Van Don International Airport Wednesday.

The national Covid-19 tally stands at 2,482, with 1,898 recoveries and 35 deaths. Among the active patients, 216 people have tested negative for the virus at least once.

Covid-19 has claimed nearly 2.5 million lives globally.