Key lockdowns and measure introduced during the Covid pandemic between March 2020 and December 2021. She has worked as a receptionist and had direct contact with the Chinese father and son (cases #12). . 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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. Nguyn Th Mng Ngc, Director of the province's Department of Health, said the province has identified three main sources of infection. 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. The number of isolators concentrated in the province is 303 people. The program is implemented with 3 main activities, including: take samples for testing at home, providing medicine boxes and a number of health-promoting products, and at the same time supporting health counseling, provide food packages for infected people and their family members to stay at home, reducing the risk of spread. [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. [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. Two days later, all 152 test results came back negative. [57] Vietnam recorded its first case of the Omicron variant in December, leading to a significant new wave of infections going into the first months of 2022, with the highest 7-day average of 206,402 cases recorded on 13 March. BY KATHY KATELLA March 9, 2021. [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. Bc Ninh city with 719 cases, mostly related to AAC company with additional cases detected among staff of a lockdown area in Khc Nim District. This was the first new case after the city went four months without confirmed cases from community transmission. In response to this, the city People's Committee implemented Directive 10 on 20 June. 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. [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. This person had gone to Hanoi and returned to Ho Chi Minh City on 29 April. The lockdown order includes the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City metropolis, the country's financial and economic hub with over 35 million people nearly a third of Vietnam's population. 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. However, the authorities found one deceased Japanese who never came into contact with any COVID patients, tested positive. The two alleys are old residential areas with a high population density and an unsanitary environment, which has resulted in a large number of cases despite quarantine efforts. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization . [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. [122], From 17 to 23 April, no new cases were confirmed. , however, the rate of people receiving two doses was just about 0.5%.[314][315]. Pages for logged out editors learn more. Patient #2857 is a hotel receptionist who was infected by Indian experts quarantined at the hotel in Yn Bi Province since 18 April. Our Pandemic YearA COVID-19 Timeline. Due to the wide range of people he contacted, it raised the fear of the patient being a super spread patient. She was infected after contact with COVID patients from the K Hospital cluster. 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. [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. After two negative tests, the flight attendant was allowed to be home-quarantined at his rented apartment in Tn Bnh District. [162], On 30 August, Vietnam recorded its first day without new cases since the beginning of the second outbreak. However, one patient sample in Hai Duong city was infected with South African variant. [282], Christian mission cluster: The cluster at Revival Ekklesia Mission had more than 520 cases in H Ch Minh City and six other provinces. 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. COVID-19 Timeline; COVID-19 stats; COVID-19, a year and half later. [1] 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. [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. The Border Guard Command has established 118 more posts, bringing the total number of border control posts to 1,798, which served by more than 11,300 soldiers. In only two weeks, Cambodia had 4,832 new cases, mainly in the community. The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam. Two days later, China puts Wuhan under strict lockdown. [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). Around the industrial park, there are hundreds of motels, markets and entertainment facility. "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. According to WHO, a total of more than 14 million people have been placed under quarantine since the beginning of the pandemic. [169] However two cases who had just left the country were detected by the Japanese authorities. Only confirmed 30 cases. Of Vietnam's nearly 16,000 COVID-19 fatalities . The hospital took samples from more than 800 medical staff and patients. [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. City health officials quarantined 343 close contacts and tested them; all the tests were negative. [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 patient was hospitalized at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. This surge occurred due to the more transmissible. Khng thng khng v: B trng Quc phng coi COVID-19 l k th hu hnh? Hanoi has escaped the brunt of a fierce wave of coronavirus infections in Vietnam since late April, recording less than 50 of the more than 17,000 COVID-19 deaths nationwide, and just 4,414. After one week, the cluster number of cases in here increased to 40. According to a previous plan, Ho Chi Minh City would hold a fireworks display on 30 April at 5 places. [48][49][50][51] In addition, gene sequencing results show that the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant is the dominant variant in this wave, especially among cases in central and southern localities of Vietnam. 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). The city also held the largest vaccination campaign. ", the representative of Bc Giang province's health department said. Authorities are investigating whether this case related to the previously discovered patient in Da Nang one day earlier. [102], On 8 March, another case in Hanoi was announced, which was a 61-year-old man. [132], On 25 June, a flight from Japan to Vietnam took off from Narita International Airport; this was the first flight since the two countries agreed to ease travel restrictions which were imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thun Thnh District was the first cluster in the province with 591 cases, the outbreak in here have been contained. HANOI, Vietnam (AP) Vietnam put its entire southern region in a two-week lockdown starting midnight Sunday, as confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeded 3,000 for the third day in a row. [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. [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. Mostly related to POYUN cluster. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. A 42-year-old female met and greeted with the case No. [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). He said that the disease was spreading quickly to many provinces because Ho Chi Minh City is the primary economic centre of the country. On 23 June, the patient showed signs of fever and fatigue. In ng Nai province, as of 15 October, about 82% of businesses have resumed operations. 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. [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. Most businesses like malls, food establishments for takeaways, financial and legal institutions, hospitality facilities, and offices may reopen. [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. [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. On 30 November, after patient 1347 tested positive, the HCDC put him and the mother in quarantine at the City Children's Hospital. According to the reports of the Ministry of Health, Yn Bi and its related clusters are basically under controlled. FIGURE 1 Figure 1. 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. [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. [167] On the same day, all 180 bars and discos in Ho Chi Minh City re-opened. [101] Just 2 hours later, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 2 more cases (#19-#20) in Hanoi, both related to the 17th case. Hanoi dispatched a medical team to the coastal city and called an emergency meeting the next day on prevention efforts. [158], On 7 August, an officer of the 377th Air Defence Division tested positive and the local health officials immediately quarantined 14 close contacts. [121], On 26 March, 12 more cases were confirmed. During the Da Nang outbreak in August, 10 provinces were locked down. At the end of May, Bc Giang established its largest field hospital located at the province's public stadium. Those routes has hundreds of buses going to Lng Sn and the southern provinces stop to pick up passengers every day. The number has since jumped to nearly. [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". By mid-June, this cluster was determined to be under control after 26 days without new cases in the community. Many returned from various countries, including Britain, Malaysia, and France; which were at the time severely hit by COVID-19. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. On 4 January, after completed isolation, his samples were taken for a second test, and without waiting for results, this person was released from the facility. [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.