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Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the Hanoi-based
Hanoi (VNA) – Soldiers from the
Vietnamese
army’s chemical division on May 6 disinfected the Hanoi-based National Hospital
for Tropical Diseases which has been a COVID-19 hotspot in the latest outbreak.
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.
About 400 employees of the hospital are being
quarantined there.
During the lockdown, the hospital, which was once
the frontline facility in the pandemic fight, will admit only new
The Ministry of Health said the pandemic cluster at
Medical workers conduct COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Nine cases of COVID-19
associated with the pandemic cluster at the Hanoi-based National Hospital for
Tropical Diseases were reported on May 6 morning.
Of the latest infections, two are relatives of
patients being treated at the hospital, the city’s
On the day, the health department of northern Thai
Binh province also reported five new cases linked with the hospital’s pandemic cluster.
Thai Binh has decided to impose social distancing
across the province from 12:00 on May 6, and activate anti-
The two other cases were recorded in the northern
province of Hung Yen.
All of the new patients are under treatment at the Bac Ninh
general hospital.
Located in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dong Anh, the
hospital was the frontline facility in the
COVID-19 fight. On May 4, a doctor
of the hospital was confirmed positive for the coronavirus.
On the May 6, the central city of Da Nang confirmed a new case, who is a staff
of the New Phuong Dong nightclub. The apartment where the patient lives has
been blocked.
On May 4, a staff of the nightclub was confirmed positive
for the virus.
Also on May 6, the health sector in the neighbouring province
Morning commuters wearing face masks, amidst concerns about the Covid-19 coronavirus, wait at a traffic light in Hanoi. Vietnam has extended the quarantine period for anyone arriving in the country to three weeks, authorities have announced following a fresh community outbreak of the Covid-19. - AFP HANOI, May 6 (AFP): Vietnam has extended the quarantine period for anyone arriving in the country to three weeks, authorities have announced following a fresh community outbreak of the coronavirus.
The nation has so far kept case numbers low recording just over 3,000 cases and 35 deaths thanks to strict quarantine measures and extensive contact tracing.