The Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported on December 5 that the city recorded an additional case of re-infection after discharge.
Specifically, patient 1150, Nguyen Anh D., a 55-year-old male, returned from France to Vietnam, arriving at Tan Son Nhat Airport on flight VN5010 on October 21. He was immediately quarantined at Minh Dam Brigade in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province.
The test result on October 2 at the Ba Ria – Vung Tau Provincial Center for Disease Control was positive for SARS-CoV-2, and the patient was isolated and treated at Long Dien District Medical Center.
He was discharged on December 1 and transferred to home isolation in Hanoi. The first test sample on December 3 returned a positive result the next day.
Currently, the patient has been transferred to isolation and treatment at the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital.
F1 cases include his daughter and taxi driver, who have been instructed to isolate at home and undergo testing.
To date, Hanoi has gone over 100 days without any community transmission cases. Authorities have requested to continue halting activities and events that gather large crowds unless necessary; if organized, strict health measures must be implemented such as wearing masks, sanitizing… according to regulations.
At the same time, 24/7 mobile epidemic prevention teams will be maintained at healthcare facilities to ensure rapid and timely handling of any epidemic situations occurring in the city; strict monitoring of the epidemic in the community is in place, always ready to respond quickly to information to detect early, swiftly trace “traces”, investigate, verify, and contain outbreaks promptly to prevent the spread of the virus to the community.
Additionally, in official document 5628/UBND-KGVX on the same day, Hanoi authorities requested the Department of Health to implement a “red alert” system, prepared to respond to any epidemic situations. Continued assurance of the healthcare system’s capacity in terms of vigilance and readiness to lead in responding to any epidemic situations, enhancing the capacity for examination, treatment, tracing, and rapid testing.