A man living in an area under lockdown receives food through a barricade during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam July 20, 2021. Vietnam puts southern region in lockdown as surge grows Medical personnel have concentrated on protecting COVID-19 patients with underlying disorders, prescribing antiretroviral medications to them even when they are showing no symptoms. Border forces have increased their number of troops and continuously patrolled to prevent illegal border entrants. [171] The second case was a 48-year-old South Korean expert who was residing in Ho Chi Minh City and tested positive for COVID-19 after leaving the city for Japan on 25 October. [268][269][270] On 3 August, the provincial government removed the last quarantine zone in L Nhn District. The city injected 836 thousand doses of vaccine transferred by the Ministry of Health in just five days (1924 June). [33][34] On 7 March 2021, the situation in northern provinces appears to have been largely brought under control when number of new cases fell to single digits. 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. According to the results of gene sequencing published by the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, the cluster recorded the appearance of the Indian variant B.1.617.2. 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. Bc Giang Province's Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control assessed that the cause of this may from cases at Vn Trung Industrial Park. [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. [20][21] On 28 July, the Da Nang authorities immediately locked down the city for 15 days. [66][67] On 29 January, the 2nd COVID-19 patient had fully recovered and was discharged. [95], On 6 March night, Hanoi urgently announced a new case of coronavirus, the first one found in the capital of Vietnam. [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. . Stage 2: Localized community transmission, Stage 3: Large-scale community transmission, This page was last edited on 26 January 2023, at 19:48. The first time, they tested negative for COVID-19. [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. On 28 November, sample was taken from the flight attendant for the third time and showed positive results for SARS-CoV-2. [63], On 23 January, Vietnam confirmed the first two cases of COVID-19. 1 Field Hospital at the Vietnam National University dorms. [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. This person was hospitalized at Sa c General Hospital from 10 June due to an abscess in the shoulder. 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). The epicenter was in Hai Duong, this local outbreak accounting for nearly 80% of the total number of cases. Patient #2857 is a hotel receptionist who was infected by Indian experts quarantined at the hotel in Yn Bi Province since 18 April. 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. [271], Nng cluster: As of 11 May, the city had 43 positive cases, and eight cases in six other localities, all related to New Phuong Dong discotheque, AMIDA salon and Phu An hotel. Under control. [91], On 13 February, father of case No. 5 was tested positive, making the number of cases in Vietnam 16. , however, the rate of people receiving two doses was just about 0.5%.[314][315]. Vietnam Locks Down Hanoi For 15 Days As COVID-19 Cases Rise [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. Ho Chi Minh City, which ranked third in the country at the time, had over 1,500 cases. [186], On 2 January, Vietnam reported a detection of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a 45-year-old female, a resident of Tra Vinh province who returned from the United Kingdom on 22 December on flight VN50. [102], On 8 March, another case in Hanoi was announced, which was a 61-year-old man. On the Cambodia and Laos border, many provinces has implemented drastic measures to prevent and control epidemic such as: strengthening tight control at border gates, trails, open paths. Key lockdowns and measure introduced during the Covid pandemic between March 2020 and December 2021. [228] A few hours later, the Ministry of Health issued an emergency announcement after detected two people positive with COVID-19 flew from Phu Quoc International Airport to Hanoi. As the delta variant of COVID-19 has surged through Vietnam over the past two months, the country's central provinces have endured the strictest lockdown measures to date. 17, and the flight VN0054 from London. [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 city continued to conduct random testing in community. However, when screening at several hospitals showed more cases, numerous more clusters were identified in the area. [158], On 7 August, an officer of the 377th Air Defence Division tested positive and the local health officials immediately quarantined 14 close contacts. This is like "an exercises" for the Vietnamese medical system in order to prepare and study the new virus. [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. Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam. Upon arrival in country, the flight crew members were quarantined in a quarantine facility of Vietnam Airlines in Ho Chi Minh City. This cluster was identified by the leaders of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Hanoi as having reached the 2nd or 3rd infection cycle. [93] However, quarantine measures continue to be imposed until further notice. Vietnam: Coronavirus Pandemic Country Profile. 7 dch COVID-19 ti Vit Nam ang nhng u? Central Vietnam Faces Strictest Lockdown to Date - VOA The hospital imposed lockdown all of its medical staff, workers, patients and their relatives at three facilities. [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. [238], On 27 April, Vietnam confirmed one case in from community transmission. [291], In addition, the city also detected 48 COVID-19 patients through screening at 30 hospitals and clinics. After two negative tests, the flight attendant was allowed to be home-quarantined at his rented apartment in Tn Bnh District. The city would prioritize closing field hospitals set up at schools and dorms so that children may return to school. I now count by weeks. For prevention of a large scale outbreak, Bc Giang decided to quarantined every people in Vit Yn district, where there are two industrial zones located from 15 May. V sao s ca Covid-19 Bnh Dng tng mnh? [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. As of 19 May, the city had isolated all of the positive patients and their close contacts. [110], On 12 March morning, Vietnamese Ministry of Health reported the 39th case of the country. As of 21 August, the infection chain related to Th Quang fishing port and at the quarantine areas in Sn Tr recorded 1,124 cases while Ha Cng market chain is at "very high risk" with 699 patients. Thanh Xun Trung cluster:[305] This cluster started from the first two patients in alley 330 Nguyen Trai at the end of August. Vietnam after lockdown. This is what it's like when an entire - CNN Vietnamese authorities are still unable to explain why she has this variant since she has never had contact with people infected with COVID-19. 3 (25-yr-old female) was quarantined and cured in Thanh Ha Province, while the other two cases (#4: 29-yr-old male; #5: 23-yr-old female) were hospitalised in Hanoi. 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. With just 288 cases and zero deaths, this Southeast Asia country acted faster than most. wikipedia.en/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Vietnam.md at main Vietnam to ease nationwide coronavirus lockdown | Reuters [296], Bnh Dng cluster: Since the fourth wave of COVID-19 broke out, the total of cases in this local is over 16,000 (11% of total cases in Vietnam), mainly in hostels, companies and industrial parks. Case No. Watch 1m 8s Later, when testing this patient's family members including father, mother and younger brother, the results were also positive. The police arrested three people, including two Vietnamese nationals and one Chinese national for "organizing illegal entry into Vietnam" after they found that dozens of Chinese nationals were illegally crossing the border. FIGURE 1 Figure 1. [272] The first case was recorded on 3 May 2021 and the source of infection is unknown. In Vietnam's COVID epicentre, 'everyone is struggling to survive' 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". More than half of Vietnam's people are currently under lockdown. From the end of April 2021, Vietnam experienced "a fast-spreading outbreak" of more than 350,000 cases. The data on the coronavirus pandemic is updated daily. (This includes the Reuters. Ministry of Health of Vietnam (Chart from Vietnam Ministry of Health). [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). [280], On 16 August, the Ministry of Health piloted a "home-based care" program for positive cases in the city. The deputy director of the Da Nang Department of Health said the patient was being treated at the Da Nang Hospital Department of Tropical Medicine.