Soldiers from the ese army’s chemical division disinfect the Hanoi-based . (Photo: VNA)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 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
the hospital originated from its inpatient treatment ward.
Since the new outbreak hit Vietnam on April 27, 42 cases linked with the hospital cluster have been reported, including two doctors./.
Source: VietnamPlus
