[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. [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. 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. Later, when testing this patient's family members including father, mother and younger brother, the results were also positive. [98][99] The incident also sparked a wave of stockpiling purchases across the city. Patient #2857 is a hotel receptionist who was infected by Indian experts quarantined at the hotel in Yn Bi Province since 18 April. [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. From 3 September 2020 to 15 May 2021, the country recorded no new COVID-19 related deaths. At the same time, the province has completed the construction of the ICU sites with 158 beds. Vietnam: Coronavirus Pandemic Country Profile - Our World in Data However, when screening at several hospitals showed more cases, numerous more clusters were identified in the area. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. [191][192], On 28 January, Vietnam Ministry of Health confirmed two community cases of COVID-19 in Hi Dng and Qung Ninh. 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. Full genome sequencing of the case revealed variant VOC 202012/01 that was reported from the UK, it was also discovered that this strain also had the D614G mutation, which is believed to spread rapidly in Da Nang 45 months ago. [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. According to ng Thp Department of Health, the first patient is female, living in Tn Khnh Trung commune, Lp V district. 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). Of Vietnam's nearly 16,000 COVID-19 fatalities, more than 99% have come in this latest wave. 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 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. COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam - Wikipedia 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. FIGURE 1 Figure 1. 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. [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 this period of time, if a person tests negative for the coronavirus, they can remain in Vietnam. [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. During the rapid screening test, the Bc Ninh Department of Health discovered one positive case of COVID-19 known as patient 3055 in Mo in commune (Thun Thnh district). Most of the newly discovered cases are the people who previously identified as close contacts. [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. Eventually, the Vietnamese authorities decided to isolate and quarantine the whole province, as well as shut the mosque. Aside from cases related to flight VN0054 and patient 34, there are 3 unrelated cases: A Vietnamese came back from Paris, a Vietnamese overseas student who has been travelling across Europe, and a Czech national. [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. [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. Most of the cases from the cluster that were sequenced have been confirmed to have the B.1.1.7 variant. Upon arrival in country, the flight crew members were quarantined in a quarantine facility of Vietnam Airlines in Ho Chi Minh City. 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. Nine people in close contact with this female student were quarantined. [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). 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. The first cases, likely the source of the outbreak linked to the mission, showed symptoms on 13 May. [94], On 3 March, after 20 days without new case of coronavirus, Son Loi village was approved to remove quarantine. 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. 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. Along with that, Vietnam started its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign on the next day.[35][36]. Vietnam expands lockdown measures in northern provinces as daily Covid The Minister instructed Cho Ray Hospital to send experts to directly support Ha Tien General Hospital to improve local treatment capacity, especially for severe cases that require ICU (intensive care unit) and ECMO, while Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City works with localities to support the establishment of testing laboratories in Ha Tien and the Provincial General Hospital to improve on-site testing capacity. The Cambodian government has lockdown the capital Phnom Penh and many of its provinces from 15 April. [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. [100], On 7 March afternoon, a 27-year-old Vietnamese was diagnosed with COVID-19 and moved into quarantine in Ninh Bnh Province for treatment, making this the 18th case. 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. [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. After nine days, the disease in here had spread to seven districts in Nng. The number of deaths from 300 to 350 per day went down to more than 200. [19] Vietnam began loosening restrictions in May, including resuming domestic travel across the country. [282], Christian mission cluster: The cluster at Revival Ekklesia Mission had more than 520 cases in H Ch Minh City and six other provinces. On 23 May, the Hanoi Center for Disease Control announced a case positive for COVID-19 who was a student at Vinschool Primary School. The source of infection is from Indian and Chinese experts, and then spread to Vinh Phuc and some other provinces. Panic buying in Vietnam's largest city before tighter COVID-19 lockdown [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). In ng Nai province, as of 15 October, about 82% of businesses have resumed operations. For the first 16 cases of the disease, the medical staff had to treat different types of patients, including infants, the elderly and people with underlying conditions. When he arrived at Kansai International Airport, he was tested by PCR and on 5 October the result came back positive. The authorities already took all the samples, and had the results of about two thirds of cases. Vietnam to extend lockdown throughout southern region as COVID cases . (This includes the Reuters. Vietnam capital Hanoi to ease coronavirus curbs this week [43] On 20 August, Nguyn Thnh Phong was dismissed by the Politburo as chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. Under control. Vietnamese authorities are still unable to explain why she has this variant since she has never had contact with people infected with COVID-19. However, the authorities found one deceased Japanese who never came into contact with any COVID patients, tested positive. Vietnam after lockdown. This is what it's like when an entire - CNN "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". 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 . She was infected after contact with COVID patients from the K Hospital cluster. The epidemic has spread to 20/25 provinces and cities of this country. From the end of April 2021, Vietnam experienced "a fast-spreading outbreak" of more than 350,000 cases. The second time, 84 negative samples returned on 3 January, 5 samples had no results. [9] Having known cases early is one of the main reasons why Vietnam was successful in fighting the virus. timeline by Michael Safi. [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. [66][67] On 29 January, the 2nd COVID-19 patient had fully recovered and was discharged. 17 was infected to seek healthcare in her home country. [234], From 20 February to 22 April, about 1,300 people entered through Ha Tien border gate, including 31 cases of illegal entry. 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. More than 25,000 close contacts identified and tested. [139], On the same day, the Vietnamese Acting Minister of Health Nguyn Thanh Long ordered the city authorities to suspend all international flights at Da Nang International Airport. No cases reported for nearly two weeks. The health sector is investigating why this variant appeared in the city. So he signed an end of quarantine term with two negatives for all 89 people, instead of 84 people. [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. [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. Timeline of UK government coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions. 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. [232] Vietnam also donated $500,000 to Cambodia along with 800 ventilators, 2 million medical masks and 300,000 N95 masks. Vietnam had zero Covid-19 deaths It may seem like Vietnam got off easy, but that's not by chance. [96][97] Within the night, the government proceeded to track and isolate roughly 200 people who either had close contact, lived on the same street, or had been on the same flight VN0054 from London as patient No. [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%). 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Ho Chi Minh City, which ranked third in the country at the time, had over 1,500 cases. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. COVID-19 Timeline; COVID-19 stats; COVID-19, a year and half later. Targeted lockdowns in Vietnam between February and April, 2020 Mass Gathering, Travel, and Mobility Restrictions 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. The first one was a 33-year-old Japanese businessman who had been working in Hai Phong since June. wikipedia.en/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Vietnam.md at main He received treatment for it and was subsequently discharged on 17 April after testing four times negative from coronavirus. Vietnam puts southern region in lockdown as surge grows [189] Patient 1498 were put in quarantine at the 59th Infantry Regiment in Chuong My District from 21 December 2020 with 88 other people. [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. This is the second time Ho Chi Minh City cancelled the fireworks to ensure safety from COVID-19. The Cuban government also sent a team of health experts into the epicenter, Da Nang. Most of those cases related to patient #2899, who returned from Japan (also isolated at Nng before) but did not self quarantine at home. [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. In response to this, the city People's Committee implemented Directive 10 on 20 June. 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. [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. These people also attended a wedding on 30 April in Mo in commune and this wedding turned into a superspreading event (SSEV). [144], On 26 July, Da Nang confirmed three more cases in community. One was a one-year-old boy in District 6. logarithmic. 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. [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. On January 4, Hanoi CDC returned the test results of the remaining 5 people, including patient 1498. [22] Hundreds of cases across the country with epidemiological factors related to Da Nang were furthermore detected,[23] and the first death was also recorded on 31 July. "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. On the afternoon of 30 November after receiving the information, Minister of Health Nguyn Thanh Long convened an emergency meeting with the Ho Chi Minh Department of Health to implement full pandemic prevention measures across the city. Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2023 - Wikipedia 5, tested positive; the 14th case. Over 3 hundred thousand workers in industrial parks and manufacturing areas were sampled. Many returned from various countries, including Britain, Malaysia, and France; which were at the time severely hit by COVID-19. Initially, the lockdown was set for 15 days, but it was extended to 21 days in 28 out of 63 provinces. [283] Among the cases are 40 members of the mission, who had gathered in a small alley in G Vp District several times. 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. Four waves of the COVID-19 pandemic of Vietnam. Many hostels are located near to factories and businesses. [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. [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. 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. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. [111] Evening of the same day, five more cases were announced (#40-#44), all are related to patient number 34. Shanghai Lockdown Broadway Parodies; China Emergency () Search () Contact Me () Search for: WeChat Facebook LinkedIn Twitter YouTube. [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. [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. [95], On 6 March night, Hanoi urgently announced a new case of coronavirus, the first one found in the capital of Vietnam. The city would prioritize closing field hospitals set up at schools and dorms so that children may return to school. [158], On 7 August, an officer of the 377th Air Defence Division tested positive and the local health officials immediately quarantined 14 close contacts. However, one patient sample in Hai Duong city was infected with South African variant. [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. 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. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. 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. Vietnam Locks Down Hanoi For 15 Days As COVID-19 Cases Rise The cause of death still unknown. [203], Initially, the government only quarantine the areas directly related to the infected people to limit the economic impact. The five largest of them were the one in the northern province of Bc Ninh and Bc Giang, the central region city of Nng, the Christian mission in Ho Chi Minh City and at a major hospital in Hanoi. With just 288 cases and zero deaths, this Southeast Asia country acted faster than most. But the country's cumulative cases. She had flown back to Vietnam in a private jet with quarantined cabin after becoming aware that case No. Vietnam: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City: HCMC), Nhan Tran & Phu My (since 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. [88], The 15th case was identified on 11 February, a 3-month-old grandchild of case No. [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. 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. Coronavirus: The world in lockdown in maps and charts - BBC News Basically under control. The 23-year-old man had stayed with patient 1440 in Myanmar before they crossed the Vietnamese border with other seven people. [238], On 27 April, Vietnam confirmed one case in from community transmission. As of Tuesday, the. ", the representative of Bc Giang province's health department said. Under a close monitoring. A Covid-19 victim is laid to rest in a graveyard in Comas, Peru, on June 1. [105], On 10 March, a 24-year-old Vietnamese woman who had just returned from England and previously had close contact with case No. [115], On 16 March, a new case was reported in Vietnam, known as the 61st patient. Both patients are treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi. 3 (25-yr-old female) was quarantined and cured in Thanh Ha Province, while the other two cases (#4: 29-yr-old male; #5: 23-yr-old female) were hospitalised in Hanoi. Border forces have increased their number of troops and continuously patrolled to prevent illegal border entrants. 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. [41][42] On 28 July, the National Assembly gave the central government in Hanoi mandate to implement emergency measures for curbing the pandemic locally. Under control, no new case reported for a long period of time. Vietnamese and Chinese border forces have set up nine joint teams to prevent cross-border crimes and illegal immigration.[231]. According to WHO, a total of more than 14 million people have been placed under quarantine since the beginning of the pandemic. [123][124] However, there were reports of cases who tested positive again after being discharged. [101] Just 2 hours later, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 2 more cases (#19-#20) in Hanoi, both related to the 17th case. The HCDC had tested more than 151 thousand people linked to the outbreak. BY KATHY KATELLA March 9, 2021. On 23 June, the patient showed signs of fever and fatigue. After tracing, infected cases were found scattered in all communes and towns. This was the first new case after the city went four months without confirmed cases from community transmission. All three cluster related to Hi Dng and Qung Ninh. [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. After one week, the cluster number of cases in here increased to 40. His parents had sent him to patient 1347's home to look after him a few days previously. Throughout his journey, he had made contact with several other people. The COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has resulted in 11,526,917 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 43,186 deaths. The epicenter was in Da Nang, the source of infection may be from Hospital C in the city. [68] His father, who was the 1st COVID-19 patient in Vietnam, was discharged on 12 February. The majority of cases are in the province are came from the UK strains.