The first cases discovered in Ho Chi Minh City were two people from Wuhan (China), the disease then spread in 13 other localities. [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 one week, the cluster number of cases in here increased to 40. According to ng Thp Department of Health, the first patient is female, living in Tn Khnh Trung commune, Lp V district. Under control. [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. [98][99] The incident also sparked a wave of stockpiling purchases across the city. [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. 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. After this period of time, if a person tests negative for the coronavirus, they can remain in Vietnam. The first source is from "patient 13690", 53 years old, the owner of a restaurant in Tuy Ha City (infected from a driver came from H Ch Minh City). [278] The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee in a meeting on 14 July recorded the number of COVID-19 deaths in the city in the fourth wave to 130, four times the number announced by the Ministry of Health. [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. Vietnam which shares a border with China reported only 1,465 Covid cases and 35 deaths last year, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. 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. [33][34] On 7 March 2021, the situation in northern provinces appears to have been largely brought under control when number of new cases fell to single digits. [122], From 17 to 23 April, no new cases were confirmed. When the virus was first identified in China in late 2019, lockdown seemed extreme. After 24 June, from nearly 30 cases a day, the rate of infections skyrocketing. [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. [145][146], Four days later, the country confirmed dozens of cases in five cities and provinces all related to Da Nang. The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam. Khng thng khng v: B trng Quc phng coi COVID-19 l k th hu hnh? H Ch Minh: Ly mu xt nghim ngu nhin trong cng ng ti Bn xe min ng", "Nng: 2 ph n nhp cnh tri php cng nhm bnh nhn 1440 v TP H Ch Minh", "C Mau cch ly mt ngi vt bin chung bnh nhn 1440", "Another illegal Vietnamese entrant infected with new coronavirus - VnExpress International", "Pht hin bin th mi ca SARS-CoV-2 ti Vit Nam", "Vit Nam dng n chuyn bay t quc gia c bin th nCoV", "Nam thanh nin dng tnh nCoV sau khi ht cch ly", "Nhm kt qu xt nghim khin 'bnh nhn 1498' ri khu cch ly", "Vietnam mandates 14-day quarantine for all foreign experts, flight crew", "Ngng cch ly ti nh, lun chun b cho tnh hung pht hin COVID-19 ti cng ng", "Hai ngi Hi Dng v Qung Ninh ly nhim nCoV cng ng", "C gi Hi Dng dng tnh Nht nhim bin chng nCoV Anh", "Thm 82 ca nhim COVID-19, Th tng yu cu khoanh vng, cch ly truy vt thn tc", "Hi Dng gin cch x hi t 12h tra nay", "B Y t yu cu ton b nhn vin y t c nc xt nghim Covid-19", "Ngi Nht t vong H Ni nhim bin chng nCoV mi", "Ngi Nht t vong H Ni c ghi nhn 'bnh nhn 2229', "Ghi nhn 53 ca nhim COVID-19 trong cng ng", "Sn bay Vn n m ca tr li t ngy 3/3", "Qung Ninh s phong ta ton b th x ng Triu t 0h ngy 3/2", "C bn khng ch dch COVID-19, Qung Ninh khng c ca bnh mi trong cng ng", "B th Hi Dng: 'Bc u kim sot c dch bnh', "Tnh hnh khng ch 5 dch COVID-19 ln ti Hi Dng", "Dch bnh phc tp hn Cm Ging; TP Hi Dng ngh ngi dn khng ra khi nh", "SARS-CoV-2 virus variant A.23.1 first detected in Vietnam", "Gn 400 ca nCoV, dch xut hin thm Tn Sn Nht", "H Ni bn pho hoa 1 im, tng thut trc tip phc v nhn dn | Tin tc mi nht 24h - c Bo Lao ng online - Laodong.vn", "Hanoi reopens indoor dining with Covid-19 restrictions", "Hi Dng starts to ease lockdown measures in places, enters 'new normal', "Vietnam plans 13 repatriation flights for next month", "Tng cng lc lng kim tra, tun tra phng, chng dch bnh vng bin gii", "Hanoi to roll out mass testing for Covid-19 amid fears of imported cases", "Hanoi tests 4,000 people at risk of contracting COVID-19", "H Ni bt u xt nghim sng lc ngu nhin COVID-19 trong cng ng", "Hanoi relic sites, tourist attractions reopen", "Mt tuyn ng Bnh Dng b phong to", "Thng bo khn: Tm ngi trn chuyn bay VJ458 t Ph Quc v H Ni ngy 22/3", "Hi Phng pht hin hai ca dng tnh trong cng ng", "Tng cng tun tra, kim sot trn tuyn bin gii ti Lo Cai", Kin Giang d tr tnh hung dch ly lan ra cng ng, Lp thm 185 t cht kim sot bin phng, ngn chn xut nhp cnh tri php, B Y t Vit Nam sn sng h tr B Y t Campuchia trong cng tc phng, chng dch COVID-19, Khn cp thit lp "l chn" chng dch COVID-19 ti ng bin, nhanh chng xy dng bnh vin d chin, B Y t yu cu lp bnh vin d chin ti Cn Th, TP H Ch Minh hy bn pho hoa mng l 30/4 - 1/5, Mt nhn vin khch sn Yn Bi, 4 ngi nhp cnh mc Covid-19, "Chng virus COVID-19 bin th n c mt ti Vit Nam Tui Tr Newspaper", B Y t chnh thc cng b 5 ca mc mi COVID-19 cng mt gia nh H Nam, Thm hai ngi H Nam, hai ngi H Ni ly nhim cng ng, Thm 3 ca dng tnh SARS-CoV-2, H Nam cch ly x hi mt x, "Xc nh bn ngun ly nhim Covid-19, Vit Nam phi thc hin nghim 5K", "Hi Dng ly mu xt nghim cho hn 39.000 ngi", 5 dch Covid-19 ln ang bng pht ti Vit Nam, " dch BV Bnh Nhit i Trung ng c tng cng 42 ca dng tnh SARS-CoV-2", Pht hin thm 14 ca nghi Covid-19 ti Bnh vin Bnh nhit i Trung ng, TP HCM vt Bc Ninh, s ca Covid-19 cao th hai c nc, "Bc Ninh thnh 'im nng' mi vi 46 ca, ch sau H Ni, c x 34 ca", "Dch COVID-19 ko di c thng do Bc Ninh cch ly, phong ta khng nghim", "Tn hiu lc quan t tm dch COVID-19 Bc Giang, Bc Ninh", Xut hin 5 dch siu ly nhim trong hn 10 ngy qua, National Cancer Hospital put under lockdown, more infections detected, "Bc Giang: D bo s F0 vn tng, s xut hin thm ca nhim ngoi cng ng do n giai on khi pht", "N lc dp dch trong khu cng nghip Bc Giang", "Bc Giang: dch cng ty Hosiden nguy him, nhiu cng nhn nhim bnh". 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. The epidemic has spread to 20/25 provinces and cities of this country. Data from the Chicago Department of Public Health reported by the Chicago Tribune shows that despite being about 30% of the total population, Black people account for 68% of the COVID-19 related deaths in Chicago and are dying of COVID-19 at a rate nearly six-times greater than that of White Chicagoans, who account about 33% of the population and On 9 July, when the number of community infections in Ho Chi Minh City reached more than ten thousand, the government decided to lock down the entire city for 15 days. Initially, the lockdown was set for 15 days, but it was extended to 21 days in 28 out of 63 provinces. Basically under controlled as of July 2021. 09 DEC 2022. The first wave of the COVID-19 started in Vietnam (lasts for 85 days, from January 23 to April 16, 2020, included 100 community cases) with the original virus strain from Wuhan (China), and no deaths were reported. [37][38] As the epidemic has spread to many provinces in Vietnam, many outbreaks are occurring in many localities at the same time, making it "nearly impossible" to trace and cut the chain of infection. 17 was infected to seek healthcare in her home country. The data on the coronavirus pandemic is updated daily. In the afternoon of 24 July, the man suspected of being infected with COVID-19 was suffering from acute and severe pneumonia and had to be supported by ECMO. During the three days from 22 to 25 May, the medical authorities has focused on large-scale testing in high-risk areas, so the number of COVID-19 cases increased very quickly. [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. With this large number of samples, Vietnam's Minister of Health Nguyn Thanh Long has directed the medical staff to switch from pooled testing using RT-PCR to rapid testing to stamp out the epidemic faster. Five family members picked him up by car and returned to Ha Long were subsequently quarantined and had their samples taken. This is the 17th case in Vietnam. By the end of December 2021, in numerous regions, including Ho Chi Minh City and An Giang, the majority of the deaths were the elderly with underlying conditions, of which 85% had not been vaccinated or had not received two doses of vaccine. Eventually, the Vietnamese authorities decided to isolate and quarantine the whole province, as well as shut the mosque. These people also attended a wedding on 30 April in Mo in commune and this wedding turned into a superspreading event (SSEV). [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). [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. The number of confirmed cases is the highest total in Southeast Asia, and the 13th highest in the world. Stage 2: Localized community transmission, Stage 3: Large-scale community transmission, This page was last edited on 26 January 2023, at 19:48. [221], The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed there will be 13 repatriation flights scheduled from 5 to 14 March to bring back over 3,800 Vietnamese stuck abroad after nearly two months of suspension to prevent new coronavirus variants. Epidemiological investigation showed during the 14-day quarantine period, he had tested negative for the virus once. After two negative tests, the flight attendant was allowed to be home-quarantined at his rented apartment in Tn Bnh District. [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. [61] However, in August, the Ministry of Health issued a recommendation to not declare COVID-19 endemic, and to instead shift the country's response from "prevention" to "stable management". [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. [296], Bnh Dng cluster: Since the fourth wave of COVID-19 broke out, the total of cases in this local is over 16,000 (11% of total cases in Vietnam), mainly in hostels, companies and industrial parks. [291], In addition, the city also detected 48 COVID-19 patients through screening at 30 hospitals and clinics. In addition, many workers share means of transport and live together in crowded hostels, which are the main factors allowing the disease to spread more easily. Under a close monitoring. [70][71] Case No. . [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. Total Coronavirus Cases Total Cases (Linear Scale) Feb 15, 2020 Nov 11, 2020 Aug 08, 2021 May 05, 2022 Jan 30, 2023 Apr 09, 2020 Jun 02, 2020 Jul 26, 2020 Sep 18, 2020 Jan 04, 2021 Feb 27, 2021 Apr 22, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 Oct 01, 2021 Nov 24, 2021 Jan 17, 2022 Mar 12, 2022 Jun 28, 2022 Aug . Basically under control. Most businesses like malls, food establishments for takeaways, financial and legal institutions, hospitality facilities, and offices may reopen. [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. [63], On 23 January, Vietnam confirmed the first two cases of COVID-19. Around the industrial park, there are hundreds of motels, markets and entertainment facility. [156], On 6 August, Vietnam confirmed its tenth death, the first to be diagnosed as having COVID-19 after death. Mr Hancock and top civil servant Simon Case joked about travellers 'locked up' in quarantine hotels during Covid lockdown The health secretary said the Government should 'get heavy with the police . The second time, 84 negative samples returned on 3 January, 5 samples had no results. 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. 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. [280], On 16 August, the Ministry of Health piloted a "home-based care" program for positive cases in the city. This surge occurred due to the more transmissible. Investigation revealed that previously, during the period of 1418 November, while in the centralized quarantine facility, patient 1342 had contact with a colleague known as patient 1325 from another flight from Romania. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. From December 2019, when an unknown virus was found in China, to the release of vaccines for Covid-19 - here are the points where momentum shifted . [11] On the afternoon of 20 March, the Ministry of Health announced 2 new COVID-19 patients, the 86th and 87th, who were two female nurses at Bch Mai Hospital with no history of contact with any COVID-19 patients. Vietnam: Coronavirus Pandemic Country Profile. 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. [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. After seven days of extensive testing, the health sector recorded an additional 388 positive cases residing in two alleys 328, 330 and other nearby apartments. Bc Giang Province's Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control assessed that the cause of this may from cases at Vn Trung Industrial Park. [10], When the pandemic spreads across the globe, the coronavirus cases in the country also surged, and on the evening of 6 March, the Hanoi Department of Health confirmed the first case in the capital, a 26-year-old woman who had travelled to Europe. [94], On 3 March, after 20 days without new case of coronavirus, Son Loi village was approved to remove quarantine. [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. [242][243], In May 2021, many small outbreaks, most of which unrelated to each other, were discovered in many localities. [109] Within the same day, 3 more case were discovered (#36-#38), all are related to patient number 34. About a third of Vietnam's 100 million people are already subject to lockdown orders. The High Command also requested the Minister of Defence to provide additional 4,000 body bags. When he arrived at Kansai International Airport, he was tested by PCR and on 5 October the result came back positive. The city also tested people who traveled from Hai Duong Province's Chi Linh City from 1 January and Van Don International Airport from 5 January. [284][285] After just six days, 20 out of 22 districts and Ho Chi Minh City's key industrial parks had COVID-19 cases. [39][40] On 26 July 2021, for the first time in the country's disease prevention history, Ho Chi Minh City imposed a daily night curfew beginning at 6:00pm. [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. One was a one-year-old boy in District 6. [203], Initially, the government only quarantine the areas directly related to the infected people to limit the economic impact. 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. Border forces have increased their number of troops and continuously patrolled to prevent illegal border entrants. ", "Trong "tm dch" Sn Li trc gi G d b lnh phong ta, cch ly", Vic phn tuyn v phc iu tr COVID- 19 ca Vit Nam ph hp, hiu qu, Bc u xc nh ngun ly nhim chnh BV Bch Mai, "C bn kim sot c dch COVID-19 ti Bnh vin Bch Mai", "Bn trong thn H Li nhng ngy phong ta", Quc t nh gi Vit Nam phng chng i dch COVID-19 hiu qu, "Ngi nghi nhim Nng c ghi nhn l 'bnh nhn 416', "T 0h ngy 28/7, Thnh ph Nng bt u thc hin gin cch x hi trong vng 15 ngy", "TP.HCM, H Ni, k Lk ghi nhn 4 ca mc COVID-19, Vit Nam c 450 ca", "Bnh nhn Covid-19 th 2 ti Vit Nam t vong do sc nhim trng trn nn bnh l nng", "Bnh nhn COVID-19 th ba t vong ti Vit Nam", "Bn tin dch COVID-19 trong 24h: Cc dch trong nc c bn c kim sot, tip tc nng cao nng lc xt nghim SARS-CoV-2", "How Vietnam crushed its second coronavirus wave", "Nam gio vin ting Anh TP.HCM ly COVID-19 t ngi cch ly, B Y t hp khn", "NNG: Thanh nin TP.HCM dng tnh COVID-19, nhp cnh 'chui' cng bnh nhn 1440", "C gi Hi Dng Nht nhim bin th nCoV Anh", "Stay-at-home orders in Vietnam Covid-19 hotspot", "H Ni ng ca qun n ng ph, c ph t 0h ngy 16/2", "Vietnam records 40 new coronavirus cases as Hi Dng outbreak still hard to control", "L l, ch quan, nhiu on ng ngi vn i chc Tt TP Hi Dng", "Vietnam begins COVID-19 vaccinations after successful virus containment", "Vietnam defied the experts and sealed its border to keep Covid-19 out. Two days later, China puts Wuhan under strict lockdown. [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. [158], On 7 August, an officer of the 377th Air Defence Division tested positive and the local health officials immediately quarantined 14 close contacts. 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. Throughout the pandemic, Bnh Dng detected 46 clusters, mostly from the infection chain in Ho Chi Minh City with the Delta variant. [144], On 26 July, Da Nang confirmed three more cases in community. [249] Another notable feature of this wave is that because the disease had spread to many provinces in Vietnam, there were outbreaks in the same locality at the same time but from few another sources of infection, making difficult to trace and cut the chain of infection. [188], On the same day, a 22-year-old man, known as patient 1498 left the quarantine facility before receiving positive result. Many patients are infected with the Delta variant so their close contacts quickly become positive. - Tui Tr Online", "Bnh nhn th 16 nhim virus corona xut vin hm nay", "Coronavirus miracle? Hanoi and other provinces also recorded infections related to this cluster. They have all tested negative for the virus, the HCDC announced on 7 December. [138], The night of 23 July, the Da Nang Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Da Nang CDC) took samples from more than 100 people thought to have been in contact with the man during the previous days, including his family members, and all of them tested negative. Nguyn Th Mng Ngc, Director of the province's Department of Health, said the province has identified three main sources of infection. 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. It worked", "A worrying new wave of covid-19 is hitting South-East Asia", "Health workers face toughest pandemic battle yet", "Gin cch x hi ton thnh ph H Ni t 6h ngy 24/7", "Vietnam puts southern region in lockdown as surge grows", "Vietnam PM gains vast powers to contain Ho Chi Minh City outbreak", "Panic buying in Vietnam's largest city before tighter COVID-19 lockdown", "Ch tch TP HCM lm Ph ban Kinh t Trung ng", "Vietnam to deploy troops, issues stay-home order as COVID-19 deaths spiral", "Vietnam's largest city announces total closure to curb pandemic", "COVID-19 Stages Another Comeback in Vietnam", "Coronavirus: Vietnam ramps up border checks as imported cases rise", "Covid threat looms large as more localities report cases", "Vietnam says new COVID outbreak threatens stability", "Delta variant threatens to overload Vietnam's healthcare system: experts", "TPHCM xut chin lc sng chung vi vi-rt COVID-19, m ca tr li t ngy 15/9", "Vit Nam ch trng sng chung vi dch hay sng chung vi vi-rt COVID-19? 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. As a result, no one is permitted to leave the city, and only emergency services are permitted to operate. [110], On 12 March morning, Vietnamese Ministry of Health reported the 39th case of the country. [190], In January 2021, Vietnamese government announced a stricter quarantine policy to protect the country during 2021 Lunar New Year. 17 while in London, tested positive (case #32). The hospital took samples from more than 800 medical staff and patients. In Ho Chi Minh City, after 4 months of applying strict "social distancing" measures to curb the pandemic, the city eased restrictions from the evening of 30 September 2021. In the past week, Vietnam's average new cases dropped by a third compared to earlier in the month when 14,000 were being recorded daily, the health ministry said. Vietnam has been slow to procure vaccines and until late April had. [12] In March and April 2020, the number of cases increased rapidly due to the large number of people coming from European countries and the appearance of clusters such as Bch Mai Hospital, Ha Loi Commune in Hanoi and Buddha Bar in Ho Chi Minh City. [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. March 20202021: sporadic outbreaks and strict measures, May 2021present: Severe outbreak and 'endemic' stage, Five main sources of infection in fourth wave in Vietnam, Clusters with unknown source of infection, Ngy 1/11: C 449 ca COVID-19 mi, 1 bnh nhn Qung Ninh t vong, Delta variant threatens to overload Vietnam's healthcare system: experts, "Hai ngi vim phi V Hn cch ly ti Bnh vin Ch Ry", "Importation and Human-to-Human Transmission of a Novel Coronavirus in Vietnam", "Hai ca dng tnh nCoV ang iu tr ti BV Ch Ry", "Ti sao mt bnh nhn Vnh Phc ly virus corona 6 ngi? timeline by Michael Safi. It's possible that the outbreak in Lam Thao started at the district health center. 17. 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. [228] A few hours later, the Ministry of Health issued an emergency announcement after detected two people positive with COVID-19 flew from Phu Quoc International Airport to Hanoi. [59], In March 2022, Prime Minister Phm Minh Chnh declared COVID-19 to be "endemic" and considered ending daily reporting of new cases. 17, and the flight VN0054 from London. [62], On 14 January, two Chinese tourists with fever symptoms from Wuhan were quarantined by the authorities and placed under observation after they landed at Da Nang International Airport. [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. Along with that, Vietnam started its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign on the next day.[35][36]. The city would prioritize closing field hospitals set up at schools and dorms so that children may return to school. Over 3 hundred thousand workers in industrial parks and manufacturing areas were sampled. This raises concerns about an outbreak from people who entered illegally into the city area. The outbreak in here and related restrictions on movement have impacted its manufacturing-led economy, forcing the closure of factories. [19] Vietnam began loosening restrictions in May, including resuming domestic travel across the country. [17] On the same day, former Prime Minister Nguyn Xun Phc announced the nationwide outbreak of COVID-19. On 14 June, the disease had spread to hospitals, industrial parks, and residential neighborhoods, with approximately a thousand cases reported; the city therefore had to maintain social distancing for another two weeks. [279] Due to large number of patients, all close contacts of coronavirus cases are self-isolated at home to reduce the overload at local quarantine facilities. Compared to the peak of the epidemic in AugustSeptember 2021 period, the number of severe cases decreased by two-thirds. [104], On 9 March evening, a 49-year-old British man was tested positive (case #31) and put into quarantine in Qung Nam Province, previously on the same flight with patient number 17. [286], Regarding the source of infection, 55% of patients are infected from religious activities, 25% at work, 15% from family, and 5% from their friends. The patient was discharged from Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City a few days later.
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