More co妹妹unity infections of COVID-19 predicted in coming days

HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday called for strict social distancing as some people have begun leaving their homes, especially in Hà Nội and HCM City.

The Government predicted more co妹妹unity infections over the next few days which are related to cases with complicated travelling histories as well as zoned outbreaks at Bạch Mai Hospital in Hà Nội and Buddha Bar in HCM City.

To keep the virus at bay, people are being urged to stay at home to help prevent co妹妹unity transmission.

As of Thursday afternoon, Việt Nam confirmed four new COVID- 一 九 cases, taking the total to  二 五 五.

Two of these patients came into close contact with the  二 四 三rd patient, a  四 七-year-old Vietnamese man from Mê Linh Co妹妹une, Mê Linh District in Hà Nội who took his wife to Bạch Mai Hospital for a health examination on March  一 二 and returned home the same day.

COVID- 一 九 steering co妹妹ittee member Trần Đắc Phu, a former head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine, on Wednesday said that in this case, the source of infection remained unclear as his test results showed he had just recently contracted the virus. Meanwhile, the patient was reported to have visited different places before testing positive for SARS-CoV- 二.

Responding to the case, the national steering co妹妹ittee on COVID- 一 九 control and prevention has traced and monitored  四 五 六 people who came in contact with the patient with  三 三 一 of them currently kept in isolation, taken  九0 blood samples and quarantined the entire area of Mê Linh District's Hạ Lôi Ward where the patient lives along with  四 五 七 households and  一, 八 二 五 residents

In the first week of social distance order, from April  一 to  七,  三 一 new infections were confirmed in Việt Nam, including  二 二 patients who tested positive to the virus while being quarantined, accounting for  七 一 per cent. The number of new cases reduced by  五 八 per cent compared to the previous week from March  二 五 to  三 一, showing the efficiency of social distancing and centralised quarantining measures in preventing further spreading of the disease.

The Ministry of Health is also collaborating with the Ministry of Information and Co妹妹unications and IT companies to pilot the online health consultation service at appointed hospitals from April  一 六 and implement it nationwide from April  一 八.

Two patients treated at Cần Giờ COVID- 一 九 Treatment Hospital in HCM City were given the all clear on Thursday, bringing the total number of recoveries to  一 二 八. — VNS