On March 25, during a meeting of the Hanoi Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, Mr. Vu Cao Cuong – Deputy Director of the Department of Health said that from March 18 to 24, Hanoi city recorded 123,134 cases, 28 deaths; on average recorded 17,591 cases/day, down 39.3% compared to the previous reporting period.
Deputy Director of the Department said that the city has stepped over the peakHowever, it is not necessary to be subjective, but it is necessary to continue to perform well the epidemic prevention and control work and monitor developments in the coming time.
In the last days of February and early March, Hanoi spiked the number of infections, continuously “setting a peak”. Especially at this time, the Omicron variant prevails and is the cause of the increased risk of disease spread in the Capital.
On February 27, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh said that this is a huge challenge, pressure and difficulty for the grassroots health system if it does not promptly provide technological and advanced solutions. conscious people.
In fact, for more than a month, Hanoi has continuously led the number of new COVID cases nationwide. Specifically, Hanoi once recorded a record 32,650 cases of COVID-19 on March 8. Continuously from the beginning of March, every day Hanoi records from 20,000 to 30,000 new cases.
On March 9, the results of gene sequencing of 109 random samples showed 93 cases of Omicron infection, accounting for 85.3%. Of these, the sub-variant BA.2, or “stealth” Omicron, dominates with 86/93 samples.
The number of cases increased, the health stations of communes, wards and townships were overloaded. Many F0s after a quick test were asked to go to the ward health station in long queues to be confirmed as F0 or the isolation period was over. In addition, medical staff still have to continue to check for high-risk subjects, elderly people with underlying medical conditions, etc., who have not received enough injections. Many ward health stations only have 8-10 medical staff, but at one point they all contracted COVID-19 and could not continue to work.
Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh assessed this situation as a burden on health care at all levels, especially at grassroots level.
Hanoi President requested departments and districts to manage infected people through software, strengthen coordination of forces to reduce the load on the grassroots health system. In this regard, Ms. Tran Thi Nhi Ha – Director of the Hanoi Department of Health – requested to simplify the procedure, increase the use of F0 management software and maximize the application of technology.
After stressful days, Hanoi has passed the peak of the epidemic.
In the following days, the number of new cases of COVID-19 continued to decrease. Specifically, on March 25, the city recorded 10,803 cases of COVID-19. This is the 14th day in a row, the number of daily cases in Hanoi has decreased.
By March 25, the city was assessed to have passed the peak of the epidemic, currently managing 264,820 F0 on the first floor (mild or asymptomatic), accounting for 99.34%. In addition, the city has 1,404 average patients treated on the 2nd floor, accounting for 0.53% and 345 severe and critical patients on the 3rd floor, accounting for 0.13%.
Hanoi is consistent with the goal of reducing the number of cases, ensuring that the capacity of the health system is not exceeded. At the same time, the city controls the number of patients with severe transfer, floor transfer, and mortality rate.
From March 15, Vietnam restored tourism activities including domestic and international. Hanoi also developed a plan to reopen tourism activities under new normal conditions to ensure safety according to the guidance of the Central Government and the city.
On the same day, the Hanoi People’s Committee allowed service businesses, restaurants, eateries and drinks to operate normally (no regulations to close before 9pm daily), ensuring prevention and control measures. translated according to the instructions of the health authorities and related regulations.
From March 18, Hoan Kiem district also reopened pedestrian street spaces in the area.
Past the peak of the epidemic but not subjective
On March 25, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung said that in the past week, the number of mild asymptomatic patients accounted for 99.34%; patients with moderate symptoms accounted for 0.53%; only 0.13% of patients were severe, critical, the number of deaths decreased. That shows that the city is controlling the epidemic situation well.
However, Mr. Dung noted that in the coming time, the epidemic situation will still be complicated. Therefore, the city requires the localities to continue to well implement the regulations on epidemic prevention and control, in which absolutely not to be subjective or negligent; continue to protect high-risk groups; strictly control the number of severe F0 cases and limit the number of deaths…
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