COVID-19 3 April 3 Cases in the community increase, the most populous country in the world immediately goes into lockdown

According to data from the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment (Ministry of Health), updated to March 31, Hanoi has nearly 194,000 cases of COVID-19 infection being monitored and treated at home; 156 patients were admitted to the isolation ward, 1,254 patients were hospitalized (accounting for 0.63% of the total monitored and treated cases).

The number of hospitalized F0 and severe and critical F0 in Hanoi has decreased in recent times. Currently, the rate of COVID-19 patients with severe and critical development in Hanoi is only about 0.1% of the total number of cases being monitored and treated.

Among the hospitalized patients, there were 896 F0 at moderate, 199 severe and critical cases. Among the severe and critical cases, there were 169 cases requiring oxygen masks and eyeglass frames; 3 cases had to breathe oxygen with high flow HFNC; 12 cases of non-invasive mechanical ventilation; 15 cases required invasive mechanical ventilation…

Specifically, in the past 4 days, Hanoi had no COVID-19 deaths. The total number of deaths in almost a year in Hanoi is 1,320 cases out of a total of nearly 1.5 million recorded and reported cases. The mortality rate is very low, only 0.09%.

After 3 weeks, the number of severe and critical COVID-19 cases in Hanoi is less than 200. City leaders requested that the city immediately shift to a new normal.

From mid-February to March 8, the epidemic in Hanoi continued to increase the number of COVID-19 cases per day, from around 4,000 cases to more than 32,000. Since February 26, the number of cases in Hanoi has exceeded 10,000 cases per day. At its peak on March 8, the chart hit 32,650 new cases in just 24 hours.

However, after reaching its peak, the number of new cases in Hanoi continued to decline. Since March 26, the daily F0 in Hanoi has fallen below 10,000 cases/day, in recent days, the number of cases has only been around 8,000.

The head of Hanoi’s Health Ministry said in late March that the city had passed the peak of the epidemic. Although the temperature has dropped, the number of new infections in Hanoi is still high, Hanoi is flexible but not subjective.

To date, the results of injections for people over 18 years: the first dose is 99.9%; nose 2 reached 99.9%; the supplement dose was 99.98% and the booster was 84.6%. For people over 50 years old, the first injection rate is 99.8%; nose 2 reached 99.4%; the number of boosters injected was nearly 1.2 million. Inoculation for children aged 12-17 years with the first dose reached 99.9%; nose 2 reaches more than 99%.

Thanks to that, now, the COVID-19 epidemic in the city has shown signs of abating and getting under control. At the same time, patients can start taking antiretroviral drugs early, reducing hospitalizations and reducing deaths from COVID-19.

Tran Van Chung, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Ministry of Health, said that in the second quarter, the city continued to focus on preventing and controlling the COVID-19 epidemic, closely monitoring the epidemic situation, especially continuing to provide booster doses. vaccine to those who have received the second dose and give it to children aged 5-11 years at the time the Ministry of Health distributes the vaccine.

In treating people infected with COVID-19, Mr. Tran Van Chung pays special attention to the timely management of COVID-19 patients at home, so that patients cannot access medical staff late. of the drug.

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