He had returned to Vietnam from Japan via Nng International Airport on 7 April. One person in close contact with these people also gave a positive result in Ho Chi Minh City. [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). [153][154], More than 200 health workers from all over Vietnam are sent to the central coastal provinces to support the epidemic prevention. Targeted lockdowns in Vietnam between February and April, 2020 Mass Gathering, Travel, and Mobility Restrictions In some localities, the epidemic was spread by long-distance drivers. Around 1.8 million of 98 million people, or 1.8 per cent of the country's population, have been fully vaccinated, one of the lowest rates in the region. [268][269][270] On 3 August, the provincial government removed the last quarantine zone in L Nhn District. 09 DEC 2022. [73] This case was discharged from the hospital on 4 February. [313], Ph Th cluster: Since 13 October, the northern province of Ph Th has recorded 292 cases in the community from two clusters in Lam Thao - Chu Hoa, Bach Hac - Phu Ninh. Bc Ninh cluster: Directly related to NHTD cluster with 1,725 cases. May 25, 2021, 6:33 pm SGT HANOI (REUTERS) - Vietnam widened lockdown measures in its industrialised north on Tuesday (May 25) to combat its biggest Covid-19 outbreak so far, as the. The city also tested people who traveled from Hai Duong Province's Chi Linh City from 1 January and Van Don International Airport from 5 January. [93] However, quarantine measures continue to be imposed until further notice. As a result, the Ministry of Health identified Kien Giang as a high-risk locality, especially the border area in Ha Tien town. From 3 September 2020 to 15 May 2021, the country recorded no new COVID-19 related deaths. 17. [63], On 23 January, Vietnam confirmed the first two cases of COVID-19. The authorities already took all the samples, and had the results of about two thirds of cases. [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". [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. The clusters related from the city of Da Nang includes H Nam province, New Phuong Dong discotheque, AMIDA salon then spread to many provinces. [292] Notably, when Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases tested RT-PCR for 887 employees on 13 June, it recorded 53 positive cases with COVID-19. 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. He was driven to a border gate in southern Vietnam two days ago then to Ho Chi Minh City, then got on a different bus to Vinh Long. [239] Results of genetic sequencing at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi showed that four cases of COVID-19 in the group of Indian experts were from the Delta variant. 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 . [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. [17] On the same day, former Prime Minister Nguyn Xun Phc announced the nationwide outbreak of COVID-19. [110], On 12 March morning, Vietnamese Ministry of Health reported the 39th case of the country. [229][230] Amid the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, border guards of the northern province of Lo Cai have worked with Chinese counterparts to strengthen patrols along the border. logarithmic. [66][67] On 29 January, the 2nd COVID-19 patient had fully recovered and was discharged. [184][185] On 29 December, two more people in that group tested positive. However, the number of daily new COVID-19 cases in the city showed no sign of decreasing. [156], On 6 August, Vietnam confirmed its tenth death, the first to be diagnosed as having COVID-19 after death. This was the first new case after the city went four months without confirmed cases from community transmission. Thanh Xuan District has moved nearly 1,200 people to isolation facilities in Hoa Lac. However, the authorities found one deceased Japanese who never came into contact with any COVID patients, tested positive. 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. [113][114], On 14 March 6 cases were announced (numbers 48 to 53). (This includes the Reuters. He said that the disease was spreading quickly to many provinces because Ho Chi Minh City is the primary economic centre of the country. [232] Vietnam also donated $500,000 to Cambodia along with 800 ventilators, 2 million medical masks and 300,000 N95 masks. Basically under control. [240], On 29 April, the Ministry of Health confirmed 45 new cases, including five from local transmission (four people from the same family in H Nam Province and one in Ho Chi Minh City). [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. [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. The study also found that a highly transmissible variant, along with a poorly ventilated atmosphere and the failure to wear a mask in the office made it easier for the virus to spread among these people. Under control, no new case reported for a long period of time. [115], On 16 March, a new case was reported in Vietnam, known as the 61st patient. But as the outbreak has spread around the world, it has become more . The patient was discharged from Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City a few days later. [282], Christian mission cluster: The cluster at Revival Ekklesia Mission had more than 520 cases in H Ch Minh City and six other provinces. [59], In March 2022, Prime Minister Phm Minh Chnh declared COVID-19 to be "endemic" and considered ending daily reporting of new cases. 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. [194] In the noon of 28 January, the country reported 84 new cases in Hai Dng and Quang Ninh, being the highest number of new cases in a day. Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, the U.S. sees its first case of the disease . The hospital imposed lockdown all of its medical staff, workers, patients and their relatives at three facilities. 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. V sao B Y t cng b ca t vong, ca nhim chm hn a phng? [62], On 14 January, two Chinese tourists with fever symptoms from Wuhan were quarantined by the authorities and placed under observation after they landed at Da Nang International Airport. [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. ", "Dch COVID-19: Bc Ninh v Bc Giang d kin quay li trng thi "bnh thng mi" t 10/7", Chiu 3/5, thm 10 ca mc COVID-19 trong cng ng ti H Nam, Vnh Phc, H Nam pht hin 4 ca dng tnh SARS-CoV-2 lin quan dch L Nhn, "Khu vc c dch COVID-19 cui cng H Nam c d b phong ta", 7 ca mc Covid-19 Nng lm cng thm m vin AMIDA. 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. 5 during Lunar New Year holiday. 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. However, one patient sample in Hai Duong city was infected with South African variant. The second is from "patient 16052" in ng Ha town and the third is from "patient 15541" who used to be treated in H Ch Minh City. At the meeting, military officials said that the death rate in the field hospital was 2.56%, 94.2% in the ICU center, and 3.42% with home treatment. Hospitals are also required to take samples of all patients in departments of emergency, emergency resuscitation, intensive care and random samples of at least 30% of patients in the remaining departments to early detect potential cases. Mr Hancock and top civil servant Simon Case joked about travellers 'locked up' in quarantine hotels during Covid lockdown The health secretary said the Government should 'get heavy with the police . All had close contact with a 28-year-old man from H Nam Province (Patient #2899) who tested positive after finishing 14 days of mandatory quarantine. [91], On 13 February, father of case No. According to a previous plan, Ho Chi Minh City would hold a fireworks display on 30 April at 5 places. The epicenter was in Hai Duong, this local outbreak accounting for nearly 80% of the total number of cases. [275], In addition to distancing and blockade measures, the city has increased testing in order to track down unidentified cases in the community. 17. [101] Just 2 hours later, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 2 more cases (#19-#20) in Hanoi, both related to the 17th case. This is the 17th case in Vietnam. Most of the newly discovered cases are the people who previously identified as close contacts. The outbreak in here and related restrictions on movement have impacted its manufacturing-led economy, forcing the closure of factories. At Hosiden Company, the rate was 55%. Patient #2857 is a hotel receptionist who was infected by Indian experts quarantined at the hotel in Yn Bi Province since 18 April. 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. 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. The majority of cases are in the province are came from the UK strains. 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. Upon arrival in country, the flight crew members were quarantined in a quarantine facility of Vietnam Airlines in Ho Chi Minh City. Under lockdown restrictions that are due to expire September 15, residents can't leave home unless it's for an emergency, while orders for groceries are placed through a government system that is. Only confirmed 30 cases. Ho Chi Minh City, which ranked third in the country at the time, had over 1,500 cases. [160] On the same day, the Ministry of Health announced that Ho Chi Minh City had 1 new case of COVID-19, patient 912, a Chinese man who crossed the northern border illegally into Vietnam. After nine days, the disease in here had spread to seven districts in Nng. Given the stabilizing situation in the province, the outbreak control special unit has been dissolved and supported medical workforces have gradually decreased since the second week of June. March 20202021: sporadic outbreaks and strict measures, May 2021present: Severe outbreak and 'endemic' stage, Five main sources of infection in fourth wave in Vietnam, Clusters with unknown source of infection, Ngy 1/11: C 449 ca COVID-19 mi, 1 bnh nhn Qung Ninh t vong, Delta variant threatens to overload Vietnam's healthcare system: experts, "Hai ngi vim phi V Hn cch ly ti Bnh vin Ch Ry", "Importation and Human-to-Human Transmission of a Novel Coronavirus in Vietnam", "Hai ca dng tnh nCoV ang iu tr ti BV Ch Ry", "Ti sao mt bnh nhn Vnh Phc ly virus corona 6 ngi? [64] On 24 January, Acting Minister of Health V c am ordered the activation of the Emergency Epidemic Prevention Centre. Thanh Xun Trung cluster:[305] This cluster started from the first two patients in alley 330 Nguyen Trai at the end of August. City health officials quarantined 343 close contacts and tested them; all the tests were negative. This is one of the biggest aid from Vietnam to another countries in prevention against COVID-19. At the end of May, Bc Giang established its largest field hospital located at the province's public stadium. [88], The 15th case was identified on 11 February, a 3-month-old grandchild of case No. [123][124] However, there were reports of cases who tested positive again after being discharged. [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. [191][192], On 28 January, Vietnam Ministry of Health confirmed two community cases of COVID-19 in Hi Dng and Qung Ninh. The second one was a 28-year-old female student of patient 1347 at an English language center. Watch 1m 8s [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. Was the most dangerous and the reason for most of the cases in Vietnam's northern localities. [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. V sao s ca Covid-19 Bnh Dng tng mnh? The authorities also conducted disinfection procedures at the places the patient lives and had visited. The health sector is investigating why this variant appeared in the city. Four waves of the COVID-19 pandemic of Vietnam. These cases came from small clusters, such as the one at the Hc Mn mechanical workshop, the Ehome apartment building, and the residential area in Th c, recently discovered in the community. 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 Ch Ha, the death of a prisoner from COVID-19 has sparked a prison riot. On 28 November, sample was taken from the flight attendant for the third time and showed positive results for SARS-CoV-2. 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). However, when screening at several hospitals showed more cases, numerous more clusters were identified in the area. ", "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? This is the ninth I've been stuck in Vung Tau, a seaside resort more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from my home in Hanoi. [121], On 26 March, 12 more cases were confirmed. According to Bc Giang's COVID-19 situation report, the number of patients will certainly increase, because there are more than 50,000 high-risk samples have not been tested. Of Vietnam's nearly 16,000 COVID-19 fatalities . As of 19 May, the city had isolated all of the positive patients and their close contacts. [28][29], The third wave of infection began on 28 January 2021, when Vietnam recorded an additional 84 community transmission cases within a single day in Hi Dng and Qung Ninh provinces. 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. In Hanoi, the authorities also requested suspension of unnecessary mass gathering events. Those routes has hundreds of buses going to Lng Sn and the southern provinces stop to pick up passengers every day. [297] After 13 days of extensive testing for more than 1.2 million people, the results detected 12,284 people with COVID-19 (rate of positive tests is 1%). [10], When the pandemic spreads across the globe, the coronavirus cases in the country also surged, and on the evening of 6 March, the Hanoi Department of Health confirmed the first case in the capital, a 26-year-old woman who had travelled to Europe. Vietnam's strict lockdown to curb its fourth wave of Covid-19 infections has left many unable to work, go out to get food, or even get oxygen Individuals and up to 90 community groups and. [173], On 30 November, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) announced one case tested positive for COVID-19, a 63-year-old female in Hc Mn District (mother of patient 1342), without confirming the case. 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. From 26 June to 5 July, as the epidemic spread, the city continued to increase its capacity to half a million samples per day in order to test 5 million people in its districts and in Th c city. His parents had sent him to patient 1347's home to look after him a few days previously. Reuters Daily Briefing All the news you need to start your day. The province's health sector has no experience in epidemic prevention while the number of cases in the community is in large numbers. The patient (case #17), a 26-year-old woman, had been travelling across Europe during the outbreak. 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. In January 2022, the country recorded more than 2 million cases and over 36,000 deaths, accounting for 1.7% of the total number of cases. A Covid-19 victim is laid to rest in a graveyard in Comas, Peru, on June 1. Of which, 42 clusters have not been controlled, including: 20 in the province, 10 directly connected with the outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City and 12 with unknown sources of infection (detected through rapid testing in medical facilities). 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. The numbers of cases and deaths are reported on a government website updated daily during the pandemic. On 16 October, the administration of Ho Chi Minh City closed the No. 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. . One was a one-year-old boy in District 6. [131], On 29 May, after a long period without any confirmed cases of local transmission, Vietnam Airlines announced that it had completely restored its domestic flights after months under lockdown; international flights, however, remain suspended. Five days after the initial three cases, the city recorded another 133 cases in 21 of the city's 22 districts. [267], H Nam cluster: As of 3 August 2021, a total of 68 cases related to the H Nam outbreak have been recorded. "From asymptomatic to severe: Delta variant wreaks havoc in mere hours - VnExpress International", "Th im iu tr F0 ti nh TP HCM t ngy 16/8".