Epidemiological investigation showed during the 14-day quarantine period, he had tested negative for the virus once. [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. 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. [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. As Vietnam's coronavirus surge continues, lockdowns take their toll on Epidemiological investigation shows that one F0 can infect eight other people in three days, leading to a rapid increase in the number of cases. [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. As of 19 May, the city had isolated all of the positive patients and their close contacts. [87], On 10 February, three more cases: #4, #5 and #9 were declared to be recovered. But as the outbreak has spread around the world, it has become more . [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. , however, the rate of people receiving two doses was just about 0.5%.[314][315]. During the Da Nang outbreak in August, 10 provinces were locked down. 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. They belonged to the same training team with the previous confirmed cases of three (cases #3-through-5). All recent cases were people who had been infected abroad and who had been placed in government quarantine facilities after arrival in Vietnam. On 4 January, after completed isolation, his samples were taken for a second test, and without waiting for results, this person was released from the facility. [311], From mid-October through December 2021, Ho Chi Minh City began to close its field hospitals. [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. [223], From 11 March 2020, Hanoi will conduct mass community testing to detect COVID-19 cases in the community early, particularly in high-risk areas like restaurants, coach stations, factories or areas where many foreigners reside. After this period of time, if a person tests negative for the coronavirus, they can remain in Vietnam. Vietnamese and Chinese border forces have set up nine joint teams to prevent cross-border crimes and illegal immigration.[231]. The number of isolators concentrated in the province is 303 people. [52], On 29 August, Prime Minister Phm Minh Chnh stated that Vietnam might have to live with the virus and could not rely on indefinite closures and quarantines. [232] Vietnam also donated $500,000 to Cambodia along with 800 ventilators, 2 million medical masks and 300,000 N95 masks. [292] Notably, when Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases tested RT-PCR for 887 employees on 13 June, it recorded 53 positive cases with COVID-19. [65] Vietnamese doctors documented and reported the two cases to medical journal The New England Journal of Medicine, at that time this was the first concrete evidence to the scientific community about human-to-human transmission of the disease outside China. Coronavirus: The world in lockdown in maps and charts - BBC News [162], On 30 August, Vietnam recorded its first day without new cases since the beginning of the second outbreak. Most of these are related to a single Hi Dng migrant worker, who was diagnosed with the UK coronavirus variant by Japanese authorities after arriving in Osaka on 17 January. 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. A 42-year-old female met and greeted with the case 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. Under a close monitoring. [225][226] People in other districts will be tested from 15 to 19 March. [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. V sao s ca Covid-19 Bnh Dng tng mnh? 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. 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. [31][32] This is one of the most serious outbreak due to slow tracing process, mismanagement in quarantine facilities and people starting to ignore lockdown rules after long period of restrictions. Many hostels are located near to factories and businesses. [93] However, quarantine measures continue to be imposed until further notice. [220] With the COVID-19 outbreaks gradually being brought under control, Hi Dng province lifted restrictions in few areas on 3 March, after 15 days of stringent province-wide lockdown measures. [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 cases came from small clusters, such as the one at the Hc Mn mechanical workshop, the Ehome apartment building, and the residential area in Th c, recently discovered in the community. [145][146], Four days later, the country confirmed dozens of cases in five cities and provinces all related to Da Nang. This is the second time Ho Chi Minh City cancelled the fireworks to ensure safety from COVID-19. [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. The epicenter was in Da Nang, the source of infection may be from Hospital C in the city. Initially, the lockdown was set for 15 days, but it was extended to 21 days in 28 out of 63 provinces. [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 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. She was infected after contact with COVID patients from the K Hospital cluster. [174] On the same day, the HCDC confirmed one more case, an English teacher (friend of patient 1342) living in District 6. Eventually, the Vietnamese authorities decided to isolate and quarantine the whole province, as well as shut the mosque. 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. [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. [41][42] On 28 July, the National Assembly gave the central government in Hanoi mandate to implement emergency measures for curbing the pandemic locally. [168], As of 28 October, Vietnam has not found any new cases of community transmission. COVID-19 Timeline; COVID-19 stats; COVID-19, a year and half later. The outbreak in here and related restrictions on movement have impacted its manufacturing-led economy, forcing the closure of factories. [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. [56] The number of new cases began to fall to several thousand per day in mid-September, and restrictions were eased. 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. [288][289] 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. 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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. After one week, the cluster number of cases in here increased to 40. By mid-June, this cluster was determined to be under control after 26 days without new cases in the community. 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). [239] Results of genetic sequencing at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi showed that four cases of COVID-19 in the group of Indian experts were from the Delta variant. Frontiers | COVID-19 Timeline of Vietnam: Important Milestones Through [88], The 15th case was identified on 11 February, a 3-month-old grandchild of case No. According to the results of gene sequencing published by the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, the cluster recorded the appearance of the Indian variant B.1.617.2. 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. [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. Our Pandemic YearA COVID-19 Timeline. The father and other family members were quarantined at home. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization . 7 dch COVID-19 ti Vit Nam ang nhng u? [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. Two days later, China puts Wuhan under strict lockdown. The force of doctors involved in assisting Kien Giang includes 13 people, including specialists in resuscitation, artificial kidneys, infection control. - Tui Tr Online", "Bnh nhn th 16 nhim virus corona xut vin hm nay", "Coronavirus miracle? This person had gone to Hanoi and returned to Ho Chi Minh City on 29 April. Therefore, according to the Department of Health, pathogens came from dormitories to companies and factories, then from workers spread to other dormitories, forming large outbreaks. Recent reports of a large number of foreigners, mainly Chinese, illegally entering the country, showing "lax immigration management". 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. Particularly at Shin Young, the first infected company in Vn Trung industrial park, the rate was 79%. On January 4, Hanoi CDC returned the test results of the remaining 5 people, including patient 1498.