In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital

Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division on Thursday disinfected the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi after it became a COVID-19 hotspot.
Jasmine Le
May 08, 2021 | 08:58
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In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital
(Photo: Vietnam Plus)

The hospital, located in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dong Anh, has been put under 14-day lockdown, starting May 5 after a doctor was found infected with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In the photo: Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district, according to Vietnam Plus.

In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital
(Photo: Vietnam Plus)
In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital
(Photo: Vietnam Plus)

About 400 employees of the hospital are being quarantined there. In the photo: Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.

In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital
(Photo: Vietnam Plus)

About 400 employees of the hospital are being quarantined there. In the photo: Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.

In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital
(Photo: Vietnam Plus)

Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.

In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital
(Photo: Vietnam Plus)

During the lockdown, the hospital, which was once the frontline facility in the pandemic fight, will admit only new COVID-19 patients. In the photo: Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.

In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital
(Photo: Vietnam Plus)

Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.

In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital
(Photo: Vietnam Plus)

Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.

In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital
(Photo: Vietnam Plus)

Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect he National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.

In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital
(Photo: Vietnam Plus)

Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.

In photos: Army force disinfects Covid-infected hospital
(Photo: Vietnam Plus)

About 400 employees of the hospital are being quarantined there. In the photo: Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.

The Tropical Diseases hospital, a frontline health facility in the Covid-19 fight, was also locked down from May 5 afternoon. The police force, militia, and the hospital’s security personnel were mobilized to prevent people from going in or out of the hospital.

The facility is Vietnam's current Covid-19 hotspot whose infection source goes undetected and has spread to over 50 patients in 14 provinces and 4 Hanoi affiliated districts.

The Health Ministry on Friday evening confirmed 40 Covid-19 cases of community transmission and six imported infections.

The 40 domestic infections were recorded in Hanoi with 24 cases, Da Nang (five), Hung Yen (four), Hai Duong, Dien Bien, Ha Nam, Nghe An, Nam Dinh, Phu Tho and Vinh Phuc with one each.
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