Around the industrial park, there are hundreds of motels, markets and entertainment facility. [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). By mid-June, this cluster was determined to be under control after 26 days without new cases in the community. Under control, no new case reported for a long period of time. Total Coronavirus Cases in Vietnam. [60] An article in Bloomberg noted that Vietnam has a high level of vaccination and has seen a dramatic drop in COVID-19 related deaths. [102] The same day, Hanoi city expanded the scope of contact tracing to F5 and raised the quarantine procedures by one level, meaning F1 to be quarantined in hospitals and treated the same as a patient case, F2-F3 to be moved into central quarantine, and F4-F5 to self-quarantine at home, with temperature checked twice per day. [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. The lockdown order includes the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City metropolis, the country's financial and economic hub with over 35 million people nearly a third of Vietnam's population. Case No. [88], The 15th case was identified on 11 February, a 3-month-old grandchild of case No. So he signed an end of quarantine term with two negatives for all 89 people, instead of 84 people. Ho Chi Minh City, which ranked third in the country at the time, had over 1,500 cases. [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. [43] On 20 August, Nguyn Thnh Phong was dismissed by the Politburo as chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. It's possible that the outbreak in Lam Thao started at the district health center. 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. Both patients are treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi. Another cause for the rapid spread of the disease in industrial zones, according to the leaders of Bc Giang province, is the Provincial Management Board of Industrial Parks and the Department of Health was too slow when detect and isolate infected workers at the beginning, especially at the outbreak in Vn Trung industrial park. Numerous outbreaks were discovered in all localities. Ministry of Health of Vietnam (Chart from Vietnam Ministry of Health). Most of those cases related to patient #2899, who returned from Japan (also isolated at Nng before) but did not self quarantine at home. But the country's cumulative cases. In 14,000 test samples since the beginning of the pandemic, 38 positive cases were found, of which 18 patients were being treated at Ha Tien Medical Center. [283] Among the cases are 40 members of the mission, who had gathered in a small alley in G Vp District several times. 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. Pages for logged out editors learn more. This surge occurred due to the more transmissible. On the morning of 7 May, 10 people at K Hospital, Tn Triu Branch (Thanh Tr District, Hanoi) had positive results for SARS-CoV-2 including four patients and six patients relatives. The second time, 84 negative samples returned on 3 January, 5 samples had no results. [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). 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. Vietnamese and Chinese border forces have set up nine joint teams to prevent cross-border crimes and illegal immigration.[231]. [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. 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. On 16 October, the administration of Ho Chi Minh City closed the No. [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. During the Christian mission outbreak, the health sector increased testing capacity to a hundred thousand per day. The local authorities decided to quarantine o L Commune to prevent the spread. [162], On 30 August, Vietnam recorded its first day without new cases since the beginning of the second outbreak. She has worked as a receptionist and had direct contact with the Chinese father and son (cases #12). However, when screening at several hospitals showed more cases, numerous more clusters were identified in the area. 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. The epicenter was in Da Nang, the source of infection may be from Hospital C in the city. The 4th Coast Guard Region Command, has also sent 32 boats to the region. The patient was hospitalized at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. This case was treated at the NHTD from 24 April. [274], On 26 May, a positive case linked to a Christian mission was discovered in G Vp District. The latter is often called a lockdown. She had flown back to Vietnam in a private jet with quarantined cabin after becoming aware that case No. [288][289] [306], Sa c General Hospital cluster: The total number of cases in the province is 305 and 3 deaths. 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. 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. [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. After nine days, the disease in here had spread to seven districts in Nng. [57] Vietnam recorded its first case of the Omicron variant in December, leading to a significant new wave of infections going into the first months of 2022, with the highest 7-day average of 206,402 cases recorded on 13 March. [237], At the COVID-19 Steering Committee meeting, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyn Thnh Phong said the city would not organize fireworks on Reunification Day. The health sector is investigating why this variant appeared in the city. 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. [177] Eight primary, secondary, and high schools closed,[178] 12 universities have been closed since 2 December until further notice, consequently approximately 8,200 pupils, 160,000 university students and 6,000 lecturers are off from schools and universities, all school exams, meetings, conferences, out-door activities have been cancelled or postponed, three residential areas with 148 households and 485 people are on temporary lockdown. After two negative tests, the flight attendant was allowed to be home-quarantined at his rented apartment in Tn Bnh District. [26][27] Sporadic community infections continue during November and December, causing public scare and heightened measures. 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. This case is a 29-year-old tour guide in Hanoi, who had contact with patient number 24 during a trip to Ninh Binh. [145][146], Four days later, the country confirmed dozens of cases in five cities and provinces all related to Da Nang. Two days later, all 152 test results came back negative. Five days after the initial three cases, the city recorded another 133 cases in 21 of the city's 22 districts. 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]. Mon 14 Dec . According to a previous plan, Ho Chi Minh City would hold a fireworks display on 30 April at 5 places. [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. [107] Before the end of the day, the 34th case was identified, a 51-year-old businesswoman who had visited the United States, with a brief transit in Korea and Qatar during the trip. On January 4, Hanoi CDC returned the test results of the remaining 5 people, including patient 1498. As a result, no one is permitted to leave the city, and only emergency services are permitted to operate. When the virus was first identified in China in late 2019, lockdown seemed extreme. [1] This is a dangerous cluster because the patients have been infected for a long time, have moved to many places and came into contact with many people. 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. Clusters have been found in industrial parks in Bac Giang province and then in at least ten major hospitals in the country. Thanh Xun Trung cluster:[305] This cluster started from the first two patients in alley 330 Nguyen Trai at the end of August. The authorities already took all the samples, and had the results of about two thirds of cases. Few days later, six people in this group tested positive for COVID-19. [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. [101] Just 2 hours later, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 2 more cases (#19-#20) in Hanoi, both related to the 17th case. 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 . Wuhan, China, in December 2019, can be transmitted from human to human. [170] After being informed about the case, the Hai Phong Department of Health isolated 152 close contacts and quarantined the hotel he had stayed. [266], After nearly two months in lockdown, the situation in Bc Giang continued to improve gradually with no new clusters being reported. 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. Two days later, China puts Wuhan under strict lockdown. 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 . [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. 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. However, the authorities found one deceased Japanese who never came into contact with any COVID patients, tested positive. At sea there is also a patrol force consisting of nine ships and two boats of the Border Guard, Fisheries Surveillance, and Coast Guard. However, the deputy director of Chuong My District Medical Center mistook the number of people with negative test results. Vietnam's pandemic lockdown has been so long I've lost my sense of time. 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. [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. [277], In July 2021, Trn c Phu, an advisor to the Vietnam Public Health Emergency Operations Center, said that "the outbreak [in Ho Chi Minh City] remains complicated". During the Da Nang outbreak in August, 10 provinces were locked down.