National Cancer Hospital put under lockdown, more infections detected
All three facilities of Vietnam's National Cancer Hospital, also known as K Hospital, in Hanoi were put under lockdown from 5:30am on May 7, after 10 COVID-19 infections were recorded in the hospital’s Tan Trieu facility.
K Hospital's Tan Trieu facility put under locdown (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – All three facilities of Vietnam's National CancerHospital, also known as K Hospital, in Hanoi were put under lockdown from5:30am on May 7, after 10 COVID-19 infections were recorded in the hospital’sTan Trieu facility.
On May 6 evening, the capital city’s Centre for DiseaseControl (CDC) also reported additional three cases, including two in Thuong Tindistrict and one in Dong Anh district.
The case in Dong Anh is related to the outbreak in theNational Hospital for Tropical Diseases No.2, which was earlier put underlockdown on May 5.
Meanwhile, the two patients in Thuong Tin district arerelated to Muong Thanh Hotel in central Da Nang city where a Chinese nationalwho tested positive for the coronavirus stayed.
The Hanoi CDC is coordinating with the medical centres ofthe two districts to trace those with possible contacts with the patients.
One more new infection was also detected in the northernprovince of Ha Nam on May 7 morning. The patient is related to the outbreak inDao Ly commune in Ly Nhan district where 14 cases had been confirmed by theHealth Ministry./.
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