[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). [113][114], On 14 March 6 cases were announced (numbers 48 to 53). It's possible that the outbreak in Lam Thao started at the district health center. [298] The Department of Health of Bnh Dng province said that among the current outbreaks, the most dangerous clusters is the one in Tn Phc Khnh ward, Tn Uyn town and at the company in Bnh Chun ward, Thun An City. [227], On the evening of 25 March, a Chinese man living in Thuan An City, Binh Duong Province took the COVID test to go to Cambodia, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. 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. Patient #2857 is a hotel receptionist who was infected by Indian experts quarantined at the hotel in Yn Bi Province since 18 April. Vietnam: Coronavirus Pandemic Country Profile. 17 while in London, tested positive (case #32). This surge occurred due to the more transmissible. Coronavirus: key moments - timeline | World news | The Guardian Upon arrival in country, the flight crew members were quarantined in a quarantine facility of Vietnam Airlines in Ho Chi Minh City. Our Pandemic YearA COVID-19 Timeline > News > Yale Medicine [9] Having known cases early is one of the main reasons why Vietnam was successful in fighting the virus. Ministry of Health of Vietnam (Chart from Vietnam Ministry of Health). [157] The authorities began mass testing around the country for people coming from Da Nang in July. One was a one-year-old boy in District 6. Case #418, a 61-year-old man living in Hi Chu District, was in serious condition, and had to use a ventilator. [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. [56] The number of new cases began to fall to several thousand per day in mid-September, and restrictions were eased. In some localities, the epidemic was spread by long-distance drivers. On 27 May, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control requested a suspension of foreign arrivals into the city and imposed social distancing from 31 May. "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". A 42-year-old female met and greeted with the case No. Vietnam Calls in Army, Introduces Strict Lockdowns in COVID-19 [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). Reuters Daily Briefing All the news you need to start your day. Hanoi dispatched a medical team to the coastal city and called an emergency meeting the next day on prevention efforts. The authorities already took all the samples, and had the results of about two thirds of cases. At the end of May, Bc Giang established its largest field hospital located at the province's public stadium. From 3 September 2020 to 15 May 2021, the country recorded no new COVID-19 related deaths. This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2023. According to the director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, the origin of these infections may be due to the disease that has been silently spreading in the community before, from people who have been in contact with infected person or they had travelled through endemic areas but not declared health status. Eventually, the Vietnamese authorities decided to isolate and quarantine the whole province, as well as shut the mosque. [101] Just 2 hours later, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 2 more cases (#19-#20) in Hanoi, both related to the 17th case. Related to the illegal entrants from Laos. Vietnam entered a nationwide lockdown on April 1. Around the industrial park, there are hundreds of motels, markets and entertainment facility. 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. [80], On 34 February, Vietnam announced their eighth and ninth case: a 29-year-old female (#8) and a 30-year-old male (#9). On 28 November, sample was taken from the flight attendant for the third time and showed positive results for SARS-CoV-2. BY KATHY KATELLA March 9, 2021. The Ministry of Health determined that the possibility it was a positive case was very high. Numerous outbreaks were discovered in all localities. [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. [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%). All the 305 passengers from this flight were quarantined upon the arrival in Tra Vinh (147 people), Vinh Long (137 people), Can Tho (17 people) and Ho Chi Minh City (4 people). 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]. Timeline of UK government coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions. Clusters have been found in industrial parks in Bac Giang province and then in at least ten major hospitals in the country. After an investigation, 5 people who had had close contact with the patient were identified; none of them wore face masks. Vietnam: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City: HCMC), Nhan Tran & Phu My (since 2005) . [119] On 22 March, another case also related to the Islamic activities is a fellow Muslim who returned from Malaysia also attended in the same Sri Petaling mosque, before went back to Vietnam and still did Islamic praying five times a day in Jamiul Anwar mosque, despite being asked to quarantine at home. [42], National Hospital of Tropical Disease (NHTD) cluster: At the meeting of the Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention in Hanoi on the afternoon of 4 May, Director of Hanoi Department of Health Trn Th Nh H received a report from the NHTD about a positive case of SARS-CoV-2 who is a doctor working at this hospital. As of June, there have been cases of COVID-19 in every areas in the province and spreading to other localities.[254][255]. 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? [184][185] On 29 December, two more people in that group tested positive. The source of infection of the first case has yet to be identified. The first wave of the COVID-19 started in Vietnam (lasts for 85 days, from January 23 to April 16, 2020, included 100 community cases) with the original virus strain from Wuhan (China), and no deaths were reported. 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. Vietnam: Coronavirus Pandemic Country Profile - Our World in Data 17. Central Vietnam Faces Strictest Lockdown to Date - VOA 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 number of COVID-19 cases connected with this outbreak was 238, including: 90 cases at the hospital and 148 people in community.[250][251][252]. [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. Five days after the initial three cases, the city recorded another 133 cases in 21 of the city's 22 districts. Total Coronavirus Cases in Vietnam. [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. 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. [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. Through testing, 75 more positive cases were found, most of them were workers in the same factory with her. All recent cases were people who had been infected abroad and who had been placed in government quarantine facilities after arrival in Vietnam. She had been exhibiting several symptoms, but didn't cooperating with the authorities about her travel history or health conditions to avoid quarantine. In addition, the province also recorded three more medical staff infected while on duty. On 28 December, four apartment blocks in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City were locked down after a man in the area tested positive. [107] Before the end of the day, the 34th case was identified, a 51-year-old businesswoman who had visited the United States, with a brief transit in Korea and Qatar during the trip. Nguyn Th Mng Ngc, Director of the province's Department of Health, said the province has identified three main sources of infection. 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. [144], On 26 July, Da Nang confirmed three more cases in community. Throughout his journey, he had made contact with several other people. I now count by weeks. The second one was a 28-year-old female student of patient 1347 at an English language center. These people also attended a wedding on 30 April in Mo in commune and this wedding turned into a superspreading event (SSEV). ", "Trong "tm dch" Sn Li trc gi G d b lnh phong ta, cch ly", Vic phn tuyn v phc iu tr COVID- 19 ca Vit Nam ph hp, hiu qu, Bc u xc nh ngun ly nhim chnh BV Bch Mai, "C bn kim sot c dch COVID-19 ti Bnh vin Bch Mai", "Bn trong thn H Li nhng ngy phong ta", Quc t nh gi Vit Nam phng chng i dch COVID-19 hiu qu, "Ngi nghi nhim Nng c ghi nhn l 'bnh nhn 416', "T 0h ngy 28/7, Thnh ph Nng bt u thc hin gin cch x hi trong vng 15 ngy", "TP.HCM, H Ni, k Lk ghi nhn 4 ca mc COVID-19, Vit Nam c 450 ca", "Bnh nhn Covid-19 th 2 ti Vit Nam t vong do sc nhim trng trn nn bnh l nng", "Bnh nhn COVID-19 th ba t vong ti Vit Nam", "Bn tin dch COVID-19 trong 24h: Cc dch trong nc c bn c kim sot, tip tc nng cao nng lc xt nghim SARS-CoV-2", "How Vietnam crushed its second coronavirus wave", "Nam gio vin ting Anh TP.HCM ly COVID-19 t ngi cch ly, B Y t hp khn", "NNG: Thanh nin TP.HCM dng tnh COVID-19, nhp cnh 'chui' cng bnh nhn 1440", "C gi Hi Dng Nht nhim bin th nCoV Anh", "Stay-at-home orders in Vietnam Covid-19 hotspot", "H Ni ng ca qun n ng ph, c ph t 0h ngy 16/2", "Vietnam records 40 new coronavirus cases as Hi Dng outbreak still hard to control", "L l, ch quan, nhiu on ng ngi vn i chc Tt TP Hi Dng", "Vietnam begins COVID-19 vaccinations after successful virus containment", "Vietnam defied the experts and sealed its border to keep Covid-19 out. The first time, they tested negative for COVID-19. [18] The drastic epidemic control measures had positive results and the country did not confirm any cases of local transmission from mid-April to the end of July. [287], Other major clusters in the city: On 2 July, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health confirmed the city had recorded many major infection chains, involving companies, shops, hospitals and markets. On January 4, Hanoi CDC returned the test results of the remaining 5 people, including patient 1498. 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. Peru has more than doubled its official death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic following a government review of 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. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, the U.S. sees its first case of the disease . Hanoi and other provinces also recorded infections related to this cluster. [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. [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. [306], Sa c General Hospital cluster: The total number of cases in the province is 305 and 3 deaths. 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. [66][67] On 29 January, the 2nd COVID-19 patient had fully recovered and was discharged. 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. [188], On the same day, a 22-year-old man, known as patient 1498 left the quarantine facility before receiving positive result. 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 . The quarantine of Son Loi village was scheduled to last 14 days. [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. 5 was tested positive, making the number of cases in Vietnam 16. So he signed an end of quarantine term with two negatives for all 89 people, instead of 84 people. 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. [153][154], More than 200 health workers from all over Vietnam are sent to the central coastal provinces to support the epidemic prevention. On 16 October, the administration of Ho Chi Minh City closed the No. As a first step, the administration of Ho Chi Minh City raised the anti-epidemic level on 31 May by putting G Vp District and Thnh Lc Ward in District 12 under lockdown and imposing social distancing for the other areas in the city. [125][126] On 22 April, People's Committee of ng Vn District decided to lockdown Dong Van town for six days after confirmed the first cases in the province on 16 April. [68] His father, who was the 1st COVID-19 patient in Vietnam, was discharged on 12 February. Vietnamese and Chinese border forces have set up nine joint teams to prevent cross-border crimes and illegal immigration.[231]. [44] The government also mobilized 10,000 troops to the city to enforce the lockdown and deliver food supplies. People over 65 years old accounted for roughly 48% of fatalities; 5056 years old accounted for 36%; 1849 years old accounted for 15%; and those aged 017 years old accounted for 0.42%. [59], In March 2022, Prime Minister Phm Minh Chnh declared COVID-19 to be "endemic" and considered ending daily reporting of new cases. 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. The authorities also conducted disinfection procedures at the places the patient lives and had visited. [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. Recent reports of a large number of foreigners, mainly Chinese, illegally entering the country, showing "lax immigration management". On 30 November, after patient 1347 tested positive, the HCDC put him and the mother in quarantine at the City Children's Hospital. After 24 June, from nearly 30 cases a day, the rate of infections skyrocketing. This outbreak started in Hai Duong from a person who was found positive after entering Japan, and the true source of the infection is unknown. [86], On 9 February, a 55-year-old woman, a neighbour of case No. [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. All three cluster related to Hi Dng and Qung Ninh. [109] Within the same day, 3 more case were discovered (#36-#38), all are related to patient number 34. His parents had sent him to patient 1347's home to look after him a few days previously. [294][295], On 2 September, District 7 and C Chi District declared that the epidemic in here was under control. [83] Mother (49-year-old, #11) and younger sister (16-year-old, #12) of the case No. Of Vietnam's nearly 16,000 COVID-19 fatalities . [280], On 16 August, the Ministry of Health piloted a "home-based care" program for positive cases in the city. [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. The authorities expected that when the test results of all close contacts are available, there may be some new cases here. [111] Evening of the same day, five more cases were announced (#40-#44), all are related to patient number 34. The patient had previously gone to the hospital on 20 March to treat last stage of liver disease, before testing positive for COVID-19 on 7 April. This is one of the biggest aid from Vietnam to another countries in prevention against COVID-19. Another cause for the rapid spread of the disease in industrial zones, according to the leaders of Bc Giang province, is the Provincial Management Board of Industrial Parks and the Department of Health was too slow when detect and isolate infected workers at the beginning, especially at the outbreak in Vn Trung industrial park. 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 representative of Bc Giang province's health department said. Covid lockdown in Vietnam could keep coffee prices 'relatively - CNBC [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. This marked a major change in the country's approach to COVID-19,[53][54][55] forcing Vietnam to accelerate its vaccination campaign to control the pandemic. Chairman of the People's Committee of Nng L Trung Chinh signed a decision to extend the time of social distancing and asked people to self-isolate themselves until 26 August. In only two weeks, Cambodia had 4,832 new cases, mainly in the community. Mon 14 Dec . Trung tm hi sc tch cc ln nht min Bc hot ng nh th no? All ten cases (#21-#30) were foreigners tracked from the same flight into Vietnam with case No. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Vietnam deploys troops to enforce COVID lockdown in largest city [286], Regarding the source of infection, 55% of patients are infected from religious activities, 25% at work, 15% from family, and 5% from their friends. [89] This case also marked the 10th case found in Vinh Phuc and prompted Vinh Phuc province leadership to implement quarantine of the at-risk village named Son Loi with more than 10,600 people, activating mobile food shops and handing out free masks to all villagers, in an effort to contain the spread of the virus. In the latest wave of COVID-19 since April, Vietnam has recorded more than 83,000 infections and 335 deaths. Five family members picked him up by car and returned to Ha Long were subsequently quarantined and had their samples taken. During the last 2021 Lunar New Year holiday, Ho Chi Minh City also planned to hold a fireworks display at 8 places but was forced to cancel it in the end because of a COVID-19 outbreak. 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. The patient is being treated at Tra Vinh Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital with fever and sore throat. Pages for logged out editors learn more. HCMC has set up 96 injection sites in all of its districts and over 300 mobile injection sites in industrial zones. [277], In July 2021, Trn c Phu, an advisor to the Vietnam Public Health Emergency Operations Center, said that "the outbreak [in Ho Chi Minh City] remains complicated". [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. 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 cases, likely the source of the outbreak linked to the mission, showed symptoms on 13 May. Investigation revealed that previously, during the period of 1418 November, while in the centralized quarantine facility, patient 1342 had contact with a colleague known as patient 1325 from another flight from Romania. Vietnam puts southern region in lockdown as surge grows [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. The first one was a 33-year-old Japanese businessman who had been working in Hai Phong since June. Compared to the peak of the epidemic in AugustSeptember 2021 period, the number of severe cases decreased by two-thirds. Vietnam to end COVID lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City [104], On 9 March evening, a 49-year-old British man was tested positive (case #31) and put into quarantine in Qung Nam Province, previously on the same flight with patient number 17. Those routes has hundreds of buses going to Lng Sn and the southern provinces stop to pick up passengers every day. Passengers must provide COVID-19 negative certificate issued by the host country within three days before boarding. [267], H Nam cluster: As of 3 August 2021, a total of 68 cases related to the H Nam outbreak have been recorded. Few days later, six people in this group tested positive for COVID-19. However, the authorities found one deceased Japanese who never came into contact with any COVID patients, tested positive. 17. They belonged to the same training team with the previous confirmed cases of three (cases #3-through-5). [193] On the same day, the Japanese authorities announced the RT-PCR results of the 32-year-old girl imported from Vietnam on 17 January, according to the announcement, she had infected with the new coronavirus variant discovered in the UK. She was infected after contact with COVID patients from the K Hospital cluster. [8] The Vietnamese government immediately locked down Bnh Xuyn District until 4 March 2020 to prevent the disease from spreading all over the country, the first large-scale lockdown outside China. Medical personnel have concentrated on protecting COVID-19 patients with underlying disorders, prescribing antiretroviral medications to them even when they are showing no symptoms. At the beginning of the outbreak, most of the cases were linked with hospitals cluster and related to Nng (47 cases), but in late May the authorities discovered a cluster with unknown source of infection at T&T company and Park 11 Times City apartment complex. Most businesses like malls, food establishments for takeaways, financial and legal institutions, hospitality facilities, and offices may reopen. COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam - Wikipedia She has worked as a receptionist and had direct contact with the Chinese father and son (cases #12). [282], Christian mission cluster: The cluster at Revival Ekklesia Mission had more than 520 cases in H Ch Minh City and six other provinces. 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. Two days later, all 152 test results came back negative. 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.
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