In response to this, the city People's Committee implemented Directive 10 on 20 June. [232] Authorities fear the cross-border transmission via illegal entrants will trigger a fourth wave in Vietnam. [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. As a result, the number of deaths fell to less than 20 cases each day, especially in Ho Chi Minh City.[316]. "The rate of close contacts (who used to be negative) becoming positive is very high. At the end of June, the outbreak in Bc Ninh was brought under control, there are three main clusters include: K Hospital (National Cancer Hospital) cluster: The source of infection is from the NHTD cluster. After this period of time, if a person tests negative for the coronavirus, they can remain in Vietnam. Later, when testing this patient's family members including father, mother and younger brother, the results were also positive. [109] Within the same day, 3 more case were discovered (#36-#38), all are related to patient number 34. In only two weeks, Cambodia had 4,832 new cases, mainly in the community. In Ch Ha, the death of a prisoner from COVID-19 has sparked a prison riot. [95], On 6 March night, Hanoi urgently announced a new case of coronavirus, the first one found in the capital of Vietnam. [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. [56] The number of new cases began to fall to several thousand per day in mid-September, and restrictions were eased. After an investigation, 5 people who had had close contact with the patient were identified; none of them wore face masks. [198], The Health Ministry on 29 January ordered all medical facilities across the country to urgently testing for all healthcare workers amid the resurgence of COVID-19. [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. [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. But as the outbreak has spread around the world, it has become more . COVID: How the delta variant has shattered Vietnam's success Coronavirus: key moments - timeline | World news | The Guardian [182], On 9 December, following the instructions of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, the HCDC had conducted random COVID-19 testing at Mien Dong Coach Station to ensure that no infections are missed in the community. All ten cases (#21-#30) were foreigners tracked from the same flight into Vietnam with case No. [162], On 30 August, Vietnam recorded its first day without new cases since the beginning of the second outbreak. Khng thng khng v: B trng Quc phng coi COVID-19 l k th hu hnh? [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. 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. Over 3 hundred thousand workers in industrial parks and manufacturing areas were sampled. However, the number of daily new COVID-19 cases in the city showed no sign of decreasing. [116][117][118] Subsequently, a new-found case connected with the man were also discovered the following days. [280], On 16 August, the Ministry of Health piloted a "home-based care" program for positive cases in the city. [299][300], Ph Yn cluster: Ph Yn is the central region province recorded the fastest infection rate, just from eight cases on the morning of 24 June, after 14 days the number of cases increased to 359, of which one person died. From the end of April 2021, Vietnam experienced "a fast-spreading outbreak" of more than 350,000 cases. They have all tested negative for the virus, the HCDC announced on 7 December. 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. [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. Clusters have been found in industrial parks in Bac Giang province and then in at least ten major hospitals in the country. Covid-19 Pandemic Timeline Fast Facts | CNN Passengers must provide COVID-19 negative certificate issued by the host country within three days before boarding. City health officials quarantined 343 close contacts and tested them; all the tests were negative. 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. Central Vietnam Faces Strictest Lockdown to Date - VOA 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 . 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. 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. [70][71] Case No. [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. The 23-year-old man had stayed with patient 1440 in Myanmar before they crossed the Vietnamese border with other seven people. In Ho Chi Minh City, after 4 months of applying strict "social distancing" measures to curb the pandemic, the city eased restrictions from the evening of 30 September 2021. Only confirmed 30 cases. Thanh Xun Trung cluster:[305] This cluster started from the first two patients in alley 330 Nguyen Trai at the end of August. Trung tm hi sc tch cc ln nht min Bc hot ng nh th no? [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. The Ministry of Defence ordered the military to bolster troop numbers along borders to prevent illegal entrants trying to enter the country through trails to avoid being quarantined, since a large number of Vietnamese working in neighboring countries are seeking to return home for Tt in many ways. [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. 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. As Vietnam's coronavirus surge continues, lockdowns take their toll on The Cuban government also sent a team of health experts into the epicenter, Da Nang. [272] The first case was recorded on 3 May 2021 and the source of infection is unknown. [203], Initially, the government only quarantine the areas directly related to the infected people to limit the economic impact. Two days later, China puts Wuhan under strict lockdown. "Ho Chi Minh City has 1.6 million workers; if the disease is not well controlled, it will cause a health crisis," Minister Long emphasized. After 24 June, from nearly 30 cases a day, the rate of infections skyrocketing. [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. [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. The patient is being treated at Tra Vinh Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital with fever and sore throat. News of the worsening coronavirus crisis hit Vietnam shares on Friday, with its benchmark index closing down 3.3 per cent. Ho Chi Minh City, which ranked third in the country at the time, had over 1,500 cases. In Vietnam's COVID epicentre, 'everyone is struggling to survive' You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. [41][42] On 28 July, the National Assembly gave the central government in Hanoi mandate to implement emergency measures for curbing the pandemic locally. During first 15 days of lockdown, the city set up 38 checkpoints surrounding G Vp, effectively controlling the infection chain linked to the mission, which had approximately 6 hundred cases. [190], In January 2021, Vietnamese government announced a stricter quarantine policy to protect the country during 2021 Lunar New Year. Vietnam had seemingly conquered Covid. Then Delta spread [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. [253] On 5 May, right after receiving information from the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases that there were two COVID-19 positive cases, Bac Ninh province urgently searched for close contacts and issued a notice in the province to find people who have been to the NHTD. [86], On 9 February, a 55-year-old woman, a neighbour of case No. From the initial 10 cases, as of 24 May, nearly 60 more cases have been recorded in the hospital. [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). Vietnam to end COVID lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City Five family members picked him up by car and returned to Ha Long were subsequently quarantined and had their samples taken. [17] On the same day, former Prime Minister Nguyn Xun Phc announced the nationwide outbreak of COVID-19. [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 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. But after half a month the outbreak still showed no signs of stopping, so on 15 February, entire province of Hai Duong was locked down for 15 days while Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City stopped all entertainment activities across the city. At the meeting, it was announced that the newly discovered positive case was directly related to patient 1342 announced on 29 November. [169] However two cases who had just left the country were detected by the Japanese authorities. 34, case No. 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. [145][146], Four days later, the country confirmed dozens of cases in five cities and provinces all related to Da Nang. The city continued to conduct random testing in community. He received treatment for it and was subsequently discharged on 17 April after testing four times negative from coronavirus. He had returned to Vietnam from Japan via Nng International Airport on 7 April. [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. 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. Nguyn Th Mng Ngc, Director of the province's Department of Health, said the province has identified three main sources of infection. Panic buying in Vietnam's largest city before tighter COVID-19 lockdown During the Da Nang outbreak in August, 10 provinces were locked down. When he arrived at Kansai International Airport, he was tested by PCR and on 5 October the result came back positive. 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. [311], From mid-October through December 2021, Ho Chi Minh City began to close its field hospitals. During the home-quarantine, the flight attendant has had direct contacts with three people including his mother and his two friends (one male and one female). [156], On 6 August, Vietnam confirmed its tenth death, the first to be diagnosed as having COVID-19 after death. [276] According to the city's Department of Health, they had enough oxygen supply for 50,000 cases scenario. [1] [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. The patient was hospitalized at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. The source of this case has not been identified so far. 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. Both patients are treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi. Volunteers in Vietnam come to the rescue as coronavirus lockdown hits 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. [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. Vietnam to ease nationwide coronavirus lockdown | Reuters By mid-June, this cluster was determined to be under control after 26 days without new cases in the community. The second time, 84 negative samples returned on 3 January, 5 samples had no results. [297], in Bin cluster: On 14 May, Nm P district, in Bin province recorded the first COVID-19 case, was a female employee working in a boarding school for ethnic minorities. Case #418, a 61-year-old man living in Hi Chu District, was in serious condition, and had to use a ventilator. 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. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization . [98][99] The incident also sparked a wave of stockpiling purchases across the city. The program is implemented with 3 main activities, including: take samples for testing at home, providing medicine boxes and a number of health-promoting products, and at the same time supporting health counseling, provide food packages for infected people and their family members to stay at home, reducing the risk of spread.