Health authorities in Hanoi are preparing to send about 1,000 people to a quarantine area for Covid-19 prevention after they had close contact with some newly-found patients.
Health authorities in Hanoi are preparing to send about 1,000 people to a quarantine area for Covid-19 prevention
The information was disclosed by director of the municipal Health Department, Tran Thi Nhi Ha, while inspecting the new cluster at the Vietnam-Germany Hospital on Friday morning.
According to a report by the Hoan Kiem District People's Committee, as of Friday afternoon, they have taken over 4,000 samples of people who have close contact with the newly-detected Covid-19 patients at the Vietnam Germany Hospital.
A section of Phu Doan Street has also been locked down to prevent possible viral spread.
On Thursday, a patient at the hospital’s Tumour Ward tested positive for Covid-19. After that, the building where the patient stayed was locked down.
The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control has called on all people who came to Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital between September 15-30 to contact their local medical agencies or call two hotlines 0969.082.115 and 0949.396.115 for support.
The hospital announced on Friday afternoon that they would only admit patients in emergency and patients who are on dialysis.
