Wuhan, China, in December 2019, can be transmitted from human to human. 1.1.2 March 2020-2021: sporadic outbreaks and strict measures [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. [98][99] The incident also sparked a wave of stockpiling purchases across the city. These people had previously received two doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Hanoi is the most affected locale with 1,609,473 confirmed cases and 1,221 deaths, followed by Ho Chi Minh City with 612,746 cases and 19,984 deaths; however, the Vietnamese Ministry . [145][146], Four days later, the country confirmed dozens of cases in five cities and provinces all related to Da Nang. Authorities are investigating whether this case related to the previously discovered patient in Da Nang one day earlier. [93] However, quarantine measures continue to be imposed until further notice. Only confirmed 30 cases. He did not make a prediction about the epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City because of "many variables" and "the situation depends a lot on the implementation of epidemic prevention measures". [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. The number of cases began to increase rapidly after the couple selling milk tea in Th Du Mt City tested positive in mid-June. [142][143], After the case was confirmed, Prime Minister Nguyn Xun Phc ordered the Ministry of Public Security to investigate and deal with a crime ring that illegally trafficked foreigners into Da Nang and Quang Nam. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. [101] Just 2 hours later, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 2 more cases (#19-#20) in Hanoi, both related to the 17th case. [281] On 24 August, the Ho Chi Minh City Military High Command worked with the People's Committee and finished preparing 10 hectares of land with 5,000 graves and an additional 5 hectares for mass burial if the crematoriums in the city were overloaded. [199], At a meeting on 31 January, Hanoi People's Committee announced the decision to close all bars, karaoke parlors, and discotheques, residents are required to avoid non-essential gatherings from 1 February. [232] Authorities fear the cross-border transmission via illegal entrants will trigger a fourth wave in Vietnam. 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. [284][285] After just six days, 20 out of 22 districts and Ho Chi Minh City's key industrial parks had COVID-19 cases. Compared to the peak of the epidemic in AugustSeptember 2021 period, the number of severe cases decreased by two-thirds. [30] Initially, the government only quarantine the areas directly related to the infected people to limit the economic impact. According to WHO, a total of more than 14 million people have been placed under quarantine since the beginning of the pandemic. 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. Frontiers | COVID-19 Timeline of Vietnam: Important Milestones Through This is the second time Ho Chi Minh City cancelled the fireworks to ensure safety from COVID-19. [291], In addition, the city also detected 48 COVID-19 patients through screening at 30 hospitals and clinics. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. [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. During the three days from 22 to 25 May, the medical authorities has focused on large-scale testing in high-risk areas, so the number of COVID-19 cases increased very quickly. Vietnam expands lockdown measures in northern provinces as daily Covid The city would prioritize closing field hospitals set up at schools and dorms so that children may return to school. Initially, the lockdown was set for 15 days, but it was extended to 21 days in 28 out of 63 provinces. 5, tested positive; the 14th case. [26][27] Sporadic community infections continue during November and December, causing public scare and heightened measures. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Bc Ninh cluster: Directly related to NHTD cluster with 1,725 cases. [16] From 1 April, Vietnam implemented a 15 days nationwide lockdown. Covid-19 Pandemic Timeline Fast Facts | CNN Panic buying in Vietnam's largest city before tighter COVID-19 lockdown 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. This surge occurred due to the more transmissible. Upon arrival in country, the flight crew members were quarantined in a quarantine facility of Vietnam Airlines in Ho Chi Minh City. [121], On 26 March, 12 more cases were confirmed. Total Coronavirus Cases in Vietnam. 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. Thus, except for the infection from the activities of the mission, the risk of infection in workplaces is quite high, especially in a closed environment like an office building. [1] [64] Vietnam Ministry of Health issued two hotline numbers for information on the coronavirus disease, and advised citizens to contact the nearest healthcare center if they had its symptoms. [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. [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. Central Vietnam Faces Strictest Lockdown to Date - VOA [249] Another notable feature of this wave is that because the disease had spread to many provinces in Vietnam, there were outbreaks in the same locality at the same time but from few another sources of infection, making difficult to trace and cut the chain 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. Many patients are infected with the Delta variant so their close contacts quickly become positive. Most businesses like malls, food establishments for takeaways, financial and legal institutions, hospitality facilities, and offices may reopen. [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). [90] 10,600 villagers were divided into groups of 5060 households each, each group assigned to a supervision team responsible for daily household visits and health-checks. As of 19 May, the city had isolated all of the positive patients and their close contacts. [102], On 8 March, another case in Hanoi was announced, which was a 61-year-old man. The Cambodian government has lockdown the capital Phnom Penh and many of its provinces from 15 April. The province had set up 280 ICU beds and implemented a vaccination campaign for the entire Lam Thao district with 30,000 doses. According to the director, the locality lacking human resources and medical equipment to meet the needs of tracing and taking samples for testing, and must seek support from other localities. 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. Most of those cases related to patient #2899, who returned from Japan (also isolated at Nng before) but did not self quarantine at home. 5 was tested positive, making the number of cases in Vietnam 16. 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. He had been quarantined for 14 days in Nng and tested negative for coronavirus three times before completing quarantine. [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. A few days later the reinforcement from the Command of Naval Region 5 of the Vietnam People's Navy has sent more ships to patrol key areas, using radar to detect any boats coming from Cambodia. As of June, there have been cases of COVID-19 in every areas in the province and spreading to other localities.[254][255]. The father and other family members were quarantined at home. 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. Source of infection for the first case who works at the company remains unknown. 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. [262] Notably, the newly discovered cluster at Hosiden Vietnam Company (Quang Chu Industrial Park) has recorded a total of 660 cases (11% of its total employees). Throughout the pandemic, Bnh Dng detected 46 clusters, mostly from the infection chain in Ho Chi Minh City with the Delta variant. They have all tested negative for the virus, the HCDC announced on 7 December. 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. [308][309][310], On 11 October, the Ministry of Health changed the criteria for assessing the level of epidemic, replacing the directives that were used before. [87], On 10 February, three more cases: #4, #5 and #9 were declared to be recovered. [110], On 12 March morning, Vietnamese Ministry of Health reported the 39th case of the country. The first cases, likely the source of the outbreak linked to the mission, showed symptoms on 13 May. Vietnam has been slow to procure vaccines and until late April had. [162], On 30 August, Vietnam recorded its first day without new cases since the beginning of the second outbreak. The next day, she was sampled and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Most of the cases from the cluster that were sequenced have been confirmed to have the B.1.1.7 variant. This patient had previously been in Daegu for several days in February and, prior to testing positive, had already been quarantined along with all passengers on the same flight from South Korea since he re-entered Vietnam. [116][117][118] Subsequently, a new-found case connected with the man were also discovered the following days. [188], On the same day, a 22-year-old man, known as patient 1498 left the quarantine facility before receiving positive result. Nguyn Th Mng Ngc, Director of the province's Department of Health, said the province has identified three main sources of infection. At the time of the outbreak, the rate of adults receiving one dose of vaccine was over 85% The son was believed to have contracted the virus from his father, who had earlier flown from Wuhan on 13 January, when they met in Nha Trang on 17 January. On 14 June, the disease had spread to hospitals, industrial parks, and residential neighborhoods, with approximately a thousand cases reported; the city therefore had to maintain social distancing for another two weeks. Peru has more than doubled its official death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic following a government review of the. About a third of Vietnam's 100 million people are already subject to lockdown orders. [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. The epicenter in the fourth wave, first case was detected in a Christian mission, then from mission members spread throughout the city and southern provinces of Vietnam. The city also held the largest vaccination campaign. 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. Targeted lockdowns in Vietnam between February and April, 2020 Mass Gathering, Travel, and Mobility Restrictions [266], After nearly two months in lockdown, the situation in Bc Giang continued to improve gradually with no new clusters being reported. The clusters related from the city of Da Nang includes H Nam province, New Phuong Dong discotheque, AMIDA salon then spread to many provinces. 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. [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. V sao B Y t cng b ca t vong, ca nhim chm hn a phng? [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". The majority of cases are in the province are came from the UK strains. [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. [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. In the latest wave of COVID-19 since April, Vietnam has . Nine people in close contact with this female student were quarantined. 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. [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%). [141] On 25 July, the Ministry of Health confirmed the case in Da Nang, ending 99 continuous days of Vietnam not confirming any local transmission cases. [172], On 29 November, the Ministry of Health recorded a newly confirmed case of COVID-19 known as patient 1342, he was a 28-year-old male Vietnam Airlines flight attendant who returned to Vietnam from Japan on 14 November. 5 during Lunar New Year holiday. [169] However two cases who had just left the country were detected by the Japanese authorities. 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