Vietnam reports 26 new COVID-19 cases on May 5 evening

The domestically-transmitted infections
include one case in central Quang Nam province, one in the capital city of Hanoi,
one in southern Dong Nai province, one in northern Hai Duong province and 14 others
at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Dong Anh district.

The new patients brought the
total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 3,022, including 1,626
domestically-transmitted cases. Of them, 56 cases were detected since the latest
outbreak hit the country on April 27.

According to the MoH’s Medical
Service Administration, a total of 2,560 patients were given the all-clear from
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, while the death toll related to the disease remained at 35.

Among active patients
undergoing treatment at medical establishments, 24 tested negative to the virus,
12 twice and 38 thrice.

As many as 40,736 people who
had close contact with patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit
regions are currently quarantined across the country, including 560 in hospitals,
21,733 in state-designated establishments and 18,443 at their residences.

The MoH also decided to extend
the compulsory concentrated quarantine period to 21 days instead of 14 days as
previously, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said at a regular meeting of
the Government on May 5 morning.

The decision came into force
right on May 5, the minister said.

The local centres for disease
control must be accountable for monitoring and medically supervising people who
complete the concentrated quarantine period for the next seven days.

In a related move, the MoH’s Medical
Service Administration has asked the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in
Hanoi’s Dong Anh district to take drastic measures to prevent transmissions
among its staff after 14 of its members tested positive to the virus and the
establishment was put under lockdown on May 5.

The hospital was requested to
devise plans to maintain its medical checkup and treatment for inpatients who
are currently quarantined and treated at the facility./.