Hanoi added 25,311 Covid-19 cases, more than 600 F0 severe and critical

According to the Hanoi CDC, out of 25,311 Covid-19 cases, 8,133 are community cases and 17,178 F0 have been isolated.

The patients are distributed in 499 communes, wards and townships of 30/30 districts, towns. Some districts and districts that recorded many patients a day were Hoang Mai (1,487); Ha Dong (1,424); Thanh Tri (1,289); Dong Da (1,281); Soc Son (1,174). The Department of Medical Examination and Treatment of the Ministry of Health also informed that the city has 636 severe and critical F0 being treated at hospitals.

Thus, adding up the number of cases in Hanoi during the 4th epidemic (from April 29, 2021), the city has 917,630 cases of Covid-19.

On March 16, the Hanoi Department of Health also issued a document on strengthening waste management for Covid-19 cases managed at home.

Accordingly, the Hanoi Department of Health requires the medical centers of districts, towns to advise the People’s Committees of districts, districts and towns on the construction of temporary storage areas for domestic waste generated and collected from hospitals. households with F0 are isolated and treated at home; ensure the ability to store and store infectious waste according to regulations.

For cases of F0 isolated and treated at home, it is necessary to separate generated domestic waste according to the following instructions:

For domestic waste generated from F0’s isolation room (including discarded linens and clothing) and masks, discarded personal protective clothing of F0 caregivers is considered infectious waste and must be placed in a bag or bag lined with a bag; On the outside of the bag, the waste container has the words “Waste with the risk of containing SARS-CoV-2”, tightly sealing the mouth of the bag before handing over.

For types of domestic waste arising from other areas of the house with F0 people, they must be classified according to local guidelines to be treated according to regulations.

The Hanoi Department of Health assigned the Hanoi CDC to organize propaganda on various means for people to grasp and classify waste generated from the isolation room of F0 being isolated and treated. at home and place of residence as directed. At the same time, the Hanoi CDC is responsible for organizing the inspection and supervision of the classification, collection, storage and handover of waste collected from households with F0 who are being isolated and treated at home on locality.

Ngoc Trang