Hanoi frontline hospital in Covid-19 fight put under lockdown
| Demands of holiday air travel rise despite Covid-19 pandemic | |
| COVID-19 fight, NA election high on Cabinet meeting’s agenda | |
| Hanoi highly vulnerable to new Covid-19 outbreak |
 |
| Photo: Zing News |
On the afternoon of May 5, 14 people including 2 medical workers, 8 patients who are receiving treatment and 4 of their family members at the Facility No.2 of National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh District confirmed to contract the novel coronavirus, Zing News reported.
 |
| Photo: Zing News |
The Ministry of Health decided to form a blockade around the hospital from May 5 to 19. During this time, the hospital will only receive Covid-19 patients.
 |
| Photo: Zing News |
The police force, militia, and the hospital’s security personnel were mobilized to prevent people from going in or out of the hospital.
 |
| Photo: Zing News |
Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh and the Health Ministry’s leaders came to inspect the Covid-19 prevention and control at the hospital.
“Locking down the hospital will help to stem the Covid-19 spread and ensure safety for medical workers”, Anh said.
 |
| Photo: Zing News |
During the lockdown, both patients who are under treatment and their family members have been required to stay at the hospital, he said, adding that the city would work with the Health Ministry and relevant departments and units to guarantee to provide enough necessities for quarantined people.
 |
| Photo: Zing News |
Several necessities and supplies were distributed to the hospital. To avoid the contagion, they were thrown over the fence.
 |
| Photo: Zing News |
Drinking water was provided to the blockaded hospital.
Tran Thi Nhi Ha, director of the Hanoi health department, said no hospital employee would be allowed to go out, but treatment for admitted Covid-19 patients will continue. Other hospitals will handle future cases, and field hospitals might be deployed for the purpose as well.
 |
| Photo: Zing News |
To avoid worsening Vietnam's fourth Covid-19 outbreak, roads around the hospital were quite deserted on the afternoon of May 5. Medical workers carried clothes and personal belongings to be ready for quarantine.
 |
| Photo: Zing News |
A health worker disinfected a car passing by the hospital.
 |
| Photo: Zing News |
The hospital was also urged to quickly vaccinate its medical workers.
 |
| Photo: Zing News |
The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases has been responsible for handling all Covid-19 cases in the north ever since the nation’s first outbreak early last year. Nearly 1,000 patients have been treated in the hospital since.
| Hanoi has recorded four Covid-19 community transmissions since last week. Vietnam has reported 3,022 Covid-19 cases so far, including 1,626 domestically transmitted cases. Of them, 56 cases were detected since the latest outbreak hit the country on April 27. According to the MoH’s Medical Service Administration, a total of 2,560 patients were given the all-clear from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, while the death toll related to the disease remained at 35. Among active patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments, 24 tested negative to the virus, 12 twice and 38 thrice. As many as 40,736 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are currently quarantined across the country, including 560 in hospitals, 21,733 in state-designated establishments and 18,443 at their residences. The MoH also decided to extend the compulsory concentrated quarantine period to 21 days instead of 14 days as previously, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said at a regular meeting of the Government on May 5 morning. The decision came into force right on May 5, the minister said. The local centers for disease control must be accountable for monitoring and medically supervising people who complete the concentrated quarantine period for the next seven days. |
 | Over 100 people in Hanoi fined for not wearing face masks during holiday As many as 110 people, including foreigners, were fined VND 300 million ($13,800) for not wearing masks in Ha Noi’s Hoan Kiem district during the ... |
 | Vietnam lures USD 12.25 billion in FDI since beginning of 2021 As of April 20, foreign investors had pumped USD 12.25 billion into Vietnam this year, equal to 99.3 percent of the amount recorded in the ... |
 | Vietnamese market remains attractive to Austrian firms amidst COVID-19 Exporters and Austrian firms operating in mechanical engineering, food and pharmaceuticals will enjoy many chances when navigating the Vietnamese market, according to an article run ... |
Related Stories
National
Vietnam News Today (Jan. 18): Vietnam’s AI Readiness Index Fifth in ASEAN, 59th Globally
Viet's Home
Vietnam Leads Asia-Pacific in HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
Recommended
Viet's Home
Vietnam Tops ASEAN in Students Studying in the USA
Viet's Home
Naval Region 2 Organizes Legal Education Session in Vung Tau City
Viet's Home
Local Friendship Associations Make Substantial Progress in 2024
Viet's Home
Collaborative Efforts in Can Tho to Launch “Fulfilling Dreams” and “I Love Vietnam” Programs
Viet's Home
Vietnam - Australia Partner for Sustainable Agriculture and Workforce Development
Viet's Home
Swedish Ambassador Hands over Helmets to Vietnamese Students
Viet's Home
Vietnam Reinforces Global Role with UNCITRAL Re-election
Viet's Home