Flying sinus infection

/ February 1, 2021

Hanoi confirms four more Covid-19 infections, turns on high alert

The Hanoitimes - The Hanoi Party Committee has urged the people and authorities of Hanoi to strengthen measures to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic in the capital city. The Health Ministry confirmed four more Covid-19 cases in Hanoi on February 1, while the Covid-19 threat advisory was elevated. The latest patients are two women residing in Nam Tu Liem and Cau Giay districts of Hanoi and a couple living in Me Linh district. All of them got infected with the new coronavirus after having contact with people who were later confirmed Covid-19 infections in the northern province of Hai Duong, the biggest cluster of Covid-19 in Vietnam with 188 cases confirmed since Covid-19. The new patients have raised Hanoi's caseload of the Covid-19 resurgence to 19 and 242 nationwide. Hanoi turns on high alert on Covid-19 prevention. Photo: Kinhtedothi.vn The Hanoi Party Committee has urged the people and authorities of Hanoi to strengthen measures to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic in the capital city. The whole city must review and tighten the anti-epidemic measures, especially in medical establishments, schools, industrial parks, factories, and areas of public gatherings. Relevant agencies were urged to review procedures related to concentrated quarantine, as all citizens returning from abroad must be quarantined for two weeks and could only leave the facilities if they test negative for Covid-19 twice. People are urged to further comply with Covid-19 prevention regulations and conduct precautionary measures of quick testing, contact tracing, masking up in public places, and washing hands. The city’s agencies have to continue disseminating the "5K" message of the Ministry of Health since, they said, the good observance of the 5K is a "steel shield" to protect people from the Covid-19 pandemic. 5K means " Khau trang " (face mask) - " Khu khuan " (disinfection) - " Khoang cach " (distance) - " Khong tu tap " (no gatherings) - " Khai bao …

/ March 1, 2021

New COVID-19 infections number 13, including 8 from Hai Duong

The country’s pandemic hotspot Hai Duong in the north hosted eight of the total new cases, while the remaining five, all Vietnamese nationals, were imported and quarantined upon arrivals in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang. The eight infections in Hai Duong are F1 cases of confirmed COVID-19 patients. Six of them have been quarantined since January 28, and the rest since February 28. All are now under quarantine and treatment. Of the total cases to date, there were 1,550 domestically-transmitted cases, including 857 recorded since the latest outbreak hit Hai Duong and several other northern localities on January 27. A total 60,693 people who came in close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide, including 560 at hospitals, 12,298 at other quarantine sites, and 47,835 at home. Among patients under treatment, 66 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 37 twice, and 113 thrice. Vietnam has seen 1,892 recoveries so far, with the death toll remaining at 35. Source: VNA …

/ March 24, 2020

Hanoi people advised to stay at home to avoid corona infection

The Hanoitimes - Hanoi is entering a more intense phase of the fight against the coronavirus and it challenges the city's efforts if secondary transmission is not well managed. Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung of the Hanoi People’s Committee has repeated the call on local residents to stay at home “as much as possible” to avoid contagion of the new coronavirus which is sweeping every part of the world. Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung of the Hanoi People’s Committee. Photo: Thanh Nien Locals should stay limit outdoor activities from now until April 5, and when out people need to wear facial masks, practice social distancing of at least two meters, and move in one way direction at supermarkets, the mayor said at a meeting late on March 23. The reason is that Hanoi is at high risk of pandemic contagion in the next two weeks that is the incubation period (the time between exposure to the virus and the appearance of the first symptoms). Vietnam has applied mandatory 14-day quarantine to all people, both Vietnamese and foreigners, coming from overseas since March 21. Before that, only people who came from or travelled across epidemic-hit areas, were infected with the virus or those in close contact with the infected were required to undergo quarantine, implying potential risks of transmission in the community. The Ministry of Health has called on passengers of 21 flights carrying virus-infected people to contact health authorities for free tests and further instructions. “This time is very important for the city to prevent secondary transmission or face multiple inflections if we failed to contain the virus,” Chung stressed. Sources of contagion Hanoi is facing three main sources of contagion namely those coming from China, South Korea, and Japan; foreigners and students from Europe and epidemic-hit countries; and foreigners and students who arrive in and return to Vietnam. Hanoi is estimated to welcome around 20,000 people returning to the …