[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. Vietnam deploys troops to enforce strict coronavirus lockdown in Ho Chi [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. HANOI, July 31 (Reuters) - Vietnam will from Monday extend strict curbs on movement in its business hub Ho Chi Minh City and another 18 cities and provinces throughout its south for another two. [288][289] Patient #2857 is a hotel receptionist who was infected by Indian experts quarantined at the hotel in Yn Bi Province since 18 April. [181], In the emergency meeting in response to the COVID-19 outbreak on 1 December in Hanoi, PM Nguyn Xun Phc announced that international commercial flights would be halted and everyone entering the country would have to be quarantined in military barracks or local quarantine areas. The hospital took samples from more than 800 medical staff and patients. [284][285] After just six days, 20 out of 22 districts and Ho Chi Minh City's key industrial parks had COVID-19 cases. The health ministry has also allowed mild COVID-19 cases to have their treatment time shortened and be discharged early, which also helps lighten the load. [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. 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 . Mon 14 Dec . The patient was hospitalized at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. 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 . 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. [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. They have all tested negative for the virus, the HCDC announced on 7 December. [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. Timeline of UK government coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions 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. [87], On 10 February, three more cases: #4, #5 and #9 were declared to be recovered. The authorities already took all the samples, and had the results of about two thirds of cases. [80], On 34 February, Vietnam announced their eighth and ninth case: a 29-year-old female (#8) and a 30-year-old male (#9). Due to their characteristics, industrial parks cannot shift to online work while ventilation conditions in many workplaces is limited. 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%. 1 Field Hospital at the Vietnam National University dorms. On the evening of 1 September, they began to evacuate people from the area. Everyone entering country must be isolated for at least 14-day at the government's quarantine facilities, only special diplomats identified as such by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be exempt. [167] On the same day, all 180 bars and discos in Ho Chi Minh City re-opened. 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[66][67] On 29 January, the 2nd COVID-19 patient had fully recovered and was discharged. Most of the cases from the cluster that were sequenced have been confirmed to have the B.1.1.7 variant. Under control. 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. [133][134], On 6 July, a group of doctors who had been overseeing the treatment of Patient 91, a British pilot who was Vietnam's most critical COVID-19 case, announced that he has made substantial progress and his health condition allows him to travel. [43] On 20 August, Nguyn Thnh Phong was dismissed by the Politburo as chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. [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. 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. [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. Clusters have been found in industrial parks in Bac Giang province and then in at least ten major hospitals in the country. Vietnam's biggest cities tighten restrictions as COVID-19 - Reuters [83] Mother (49-year-old, #11) and younger sister (16-year-old, #12) of the case No. 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. Because 11 close contacts related to this couple were workers in factory in Tn Uyn town and Thun An city, so health official expanded testing in industrial zones and detected an average of 10 to 20 people tested positive in there for ten consecutive days. 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. In Hanoi, the authorities also requested suspension of unnecessary mass gathering events. 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. Medical personnel have concentrated on protecting COVID-19 patients with underlying disorders, prescribing antiretroviral medications to them even when they are showing no symptoms. Those routes has hundreds of buses going to Lng Sn and the southern provinces stop to pick up passengers every day. 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. [116][117][118] Subsequently, a new-found case connected with the man were also discovered the following days. 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. In the latest wave of COVID-19 since April, Vietnam has recorded more than 83,000 infections and 335 deaths. The number of new cases is up to hundreds per day, showing that the epidemic has been spreading widely into the community, making the outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces difficult to predict. 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). The province's health sector has no experience in epidemic prevention while the number of cases in the community is in large numbers. Peru has more than doubled its official death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic following a government review of the. Deputy Prime Minister V c am, head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, urged all competent forces to remain vigilant and stand ready to deal with new developments of the pandemic. The number of isolators concentrated in the province is 303 people. 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. At the same time, the province has completed the construction of the ICU sites with 158 beds. [93] However, quarantine measures continue to be imposed until further notice. [184][185] On 29 December, two more people in that group tested positive. Around the industrial park, there are hundreds of motels, markets and entertainment facility. Basically under control. Thanh Xun Trung cluster:[305] This cluster started from the first two patients in alley 330 Nguyen Trai at the end of August. A Covid-19 victim is laid to rest in a graveyard in Comas, Peru, on June 1. The outbreak in here and related restrictions on movement have impacted its manufacturing-led economy, forcing the closure of factories. As of June, there have been cases of COVID-19 in every areas in the province and spreading to other localities.[254][255]. 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. Many patients are infected with the Delta variant so their close contacts quickly become positive. 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. 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]. Long Weekend Becomes 9 Week Lockdown For AP Vietnam Reporter - NPR.org [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. Vietnam deploys troops to enforce COVID lockdown in largest city | Reuters Every weekday. [174] On the same day, the HCDC confirmed one more case, an English teacher (friend of patient 1342) living in District 6. Most of the newly discovered cases are the people who previously identified as close contacts. "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". Two days later, all 152 test results came back negative. 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. 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. [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. A 42-year-old female met and greeted with the case No. In only two weeks, Cambodia had 4,832 new cases, mainly in the community. The HCDC had tested more than 151 thousand people linked to the outbreak. Expect for the four localities including: Hi Dng City, Kinh Mn town, Cm Ging and Kim Thnh District still have to follow social-distancing order until 17 March. [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. 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. The first cases, likely the source of the outbreak linked to the mission, showed symptoms on 13 May. Passengers must provide COVID-19 negative certificate issued by the host country within three days before boarding. [272] The first case was recorded on 3 May 2021 and the source of infection is unknown. Two days later, China puts Wuhan under strict lockdown. 5 during Lunar New Year holiday. [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. According to the WHO, to prepare for a worse situation, the country had built 30 more field hospitals with a scale of 1,500 ICU beds and 30,000 non-ICU beds. [39][40] On 26 July 2021, for the first time in the country's disease prevention history, Ho Chi Minh City imposed a daily night curfew beginning at 6:00pm. wikipedia.en/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Vietnam.md at main [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. From the end of April 2021, Vietnam experienced "a fast-spreading outbreak" of more than 350,000 cases. From January 2021, foreigners will not be allowed to enter Vietnam to ensure safety for the major political event of the country, the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party. According to a previous plan, Ho Chi Minh City would hold a fireworks display on 30 April at 5 places. The Cuban government also sent a team of health experts into the epicenter, Da Nang. Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam - Wikipedia Vietnam's pandemic lockdown has been so long I've lost my sense of time. [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. This is the 17th case in Vietnam. Stage 2: Localized community transmission, Stage 3: Large-scale community transmission, This page was last edited on 26 January 2023, at 19:48. [307], After recording a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, many localities have adjusted to loosen social distancing. This case is a 29-year-old tour guide in Hanoi, who had contact with patient number 24 during a trip to Ninh Binh. This person had gone to Hanoi and returned to Ho Chi Minh City on 29 April. On 28 November, sample was taken from the flight attendant for the third time and showed positive results for SARS-CoV-2. 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. [311], From mid-October through December 2021, Ho Chi Minh City began to close its field hospitals. 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. [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. [19] Vietnam began loosening restrictions in May, including resuming domestic travel across the country. [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 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. 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. 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. [138], The night of 23 July, the Da Nang Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Da Nang CDC) took samples from more than 100 people thought to have been in contact with the man during the previous days, including his family members, and all of them tested negative. [26][27] Sporadic community infections continue during November and December, causing public scare and heightened measures. [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. 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. [156], On 6 August, Vietnam confirmed its tenth death, the first to be diagnosed as having COVID-19 after death. At sea there is also a patrol force consisting of nine ships and two boats of the Border Guard, Fisheries Surveillance, and Coast Guard. More than 25,000 close contacts identified and tested. This group of people was tested twice by Hanoi CDC. This is the largest bus station in Ho Chi Minh City in terms of the number of passengers transported each year and in terms of daily bus traffic. Published 13 Oct 2021 Vietnam Coronavirus Ho Chi Minh City and the wider south in Vietnam finished its 24-hour-a-day Covid-19 lockdown of three months last week, allowing people to venture out to buy food rather than wait for soldiers to coordinate deliveries to their homes. With just 288 cases and zero deaths, this Southeast Asia country acted faster than most. Pages for logged out editors learn more. The first time, they tested negative for COVID-19. The number of deaths from 300 to 350 per day went down to more than 200. [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. Long weekend becomes 9-week lockdown for AP Vietnam reporter Panic buying in Vietnam's largest city before tighter COVID-19 lockdown ", "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? Kien Giang province has 12 districts and three cities that share a border with Cambodia, a total length of 56km, a coastline of more than 200km long with over 63,000 km2 of sea surface, thousands of fishing boats of the two countries operating every day. [170] After being informed about the case, the Hai Phong Department of Health isolated 152 close contacts and quarantined the hotel he had stayed. The cause of death still unknown. The city would prioritize closing field hospitals set up at schools and dorms so that children may return to school. After diagnosing him with pneumonia, the doctors took samples for testing for COVID-19, and got a positive result. "The city has prepared for an emergency situation, if the full capacity of these hospitals is used, Can Tho will be able to receive and treat about 1,200 cases of COVID-19", Nguyen Phuoc Ton - Deputy director of the Department of Health of Can Tho said. 17, and the flight VN0054 from London. By mid-June, this cluster was determined to be under control after 26 days without new cases in the community. [79], After 3 February, everyone entering from China to Vietnam must comply with the 14-day epidemiological check-up and health-monitoring procedure to ensure that the COVID-19 epidemic does not getting worse. Most businesses like malls, food establishments for takeaways, financial and legal institutions, hospitality facilities, and offices may reopen. That was from the test result of nearly 2,500 samples taken in quarantine areas in the province. On 23 May, the Hanoi Center for Disease Control announced a case positive for COVID-19 who was a student at Vinschool Primary School. All three cluster related to Hi Dng and Qung Ninh. Many returned from various countries, including Britain, Malaysia, and France; which were at the time severely hit by COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has resulted in 11,526,917 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 43,186 deaths. This raises concerns about an outbreak from people who entered illegally into the city area. [235], During an inspection of the epidemic prevention in Can Tho city on 26 April, the Ministry of Health requested the establishment of a regional field hospitals located in Can Tho to prepare all scenarios and resources to isolate and treat people entering the region from countries where the number of people with COVID-19 has been increasing. Speed up the completion of the new Kien Giang General Hospital and using the old provincial general hospital as a field hospital if the epidemic becomes more severe. 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". Vietnam has been slow to procure vaccines and until late April had. Many hostels are located near to factories and businesses. [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). The High Command also requested the Minister of Defence to provide additional 4,000 body bags. As of August 2021, there were more than 200,000 cases in the community just in Ho Chi Minh City and 100,000 cases in other southern and central provinces related to the city. Qu V cluster recorded 127 cases, source of transmission was identified mainly from Qu V Industrial Park. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. 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. Vietnam capital Hanoi to ease coronavirus curbs this week Basically under controlled as of July 2021. [121], On 26 March, 12 more cases were confirmed. [72], On 1 February, a 25-year-old woman (#6) was declared coronavirus-positive in Khnh Ha Province. [63], On 23 January, Vietnam confirmed the first two cases of COVID-19. Later, when testing this patient's family members including father, mother and younger brother, the results were also positive. [191][192], On 28 January, Vietnam Ministry of Health confirmed two community cases of COVID-19 in Hi Dng and Qung Ninh. [citation needed], The country entered second wave of infection when the Ministry of Health announced the 416th case in Da Nang, which was the first case with an unknown source of infection in 99 days. These are the first two localities of Ho Chi Minh City successfully brought F0 out of the community, limited the number of new cases and have a high rate of COVID-19 vaccine coverage in the community. Directive 10 mandates that non-essential business services, spontaneous marketplaces, and public passenger transportation must be halted and no more than three individuals may gather in public spaces with the minimum distance of 1.5 meters. Initially, the lockdown was set for 15 days, but it was extended to 21 days in 28 out of 63 provinces. 17 was infected to seek healthcare in her home country. 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.