COVID-19 situation in HCM City sees improvements

At the press conference on the situation in . (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City has seen marked
decreases in the numbers of COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalised patients over
the past weeks, the city’s steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and
control and economic recovery has reported.  

Pham Duc Hai, deputy head of the committee, said at a
press conference on January 4 that fatalities dropped from 40 on December 28,
2021 to 33 on January 1, 2022 and 26 on January 3. Meanwhile, hospital
admissions decreased from 700-800 to only around 300 daily.

As of 6pm on January 3, the city recorded 505,515
cases, including 504,900 detected within the community.

According to the official, up to 16 out of 22
districts in HCM City has been labeled green, with low pandemic risks, while
the remainders are marked as yellow zones, with medium risks.

Doctor Nguyen Hong Tan, Deputy Director of the HCM
City Centre for Disease Control, said the city has found six cases of the
variant, all imported and quarantined right upon their arrival.

Before the detection of the Omicron cases, HCM City
had launched a response plan under which people entering the southern economic
hub via both sea and air routes must undergo close monitoring.

Those found positive for Omicron would be sent to the COVID-19 treatment hospital  No. 12 for further quarantine and treatment, he said./.