Two additional new cases of COVID-19 in Quang Nam related to BV Da Nang, Vietnam had 672 cases

A report at 6 a.m. on August 5 of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention said that two more new cases of COVID-19 had been recorded associated with Danang Hospital. Currently, Vietnam has 672 cases.

PATIENT 671 (BN671): Male patient, 33 years old, has address in Duy Son commune, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province.

As a patient of Surgery - Neurology, Danang Hospital, is F1 of BN524.

DISEASE 672 (BN672): A 37-year-old male patient with address at Dai Hiep commune, Dai Loc district, Quang Nam province.

Patient who cares for relatives at the Department of Kidney - Urology, Da Nang Hospital, is F1 of BN469.

Total cases: 672 cases

- As of 6 a.m. on August 5: Vietnam, there are a total of 672 cases of COVID-19, of which 308 cases of entry are immediately isolated.

- Number of new cases related to Da Nang since July 25 to now: 224 cases recorded.

- From 6am on 4/8 to 6am on 5/8: 2 new cases have been recorded.

Number of quarantined persons: Total number of people in close contact and entering from the epidemic area under medical monitoring (quarantine): 120,041, of which:

- Concentrated isolation at the hospital: 1,565

- Concentrated isolation at another establishment: 20,645

- Isolation at home, accommodation: 97,831

Treatment situation: According to the report of the Treatment Sub-Committee of the National Steering Committee for the prevention and control of the epidemic COVID-19: up to this point, there have been 378/672 cases of COVID-19 of our country announced to be cured, accounting for 56.4% of the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

Particularly for foreign patients, up to now, 50 patients of foreign nationality have been cured by Vietnam.

As of the morning of August 5, among COVID-19 patients being treated and monitored at medical facilities, there are now 31 patients with negative test results 1-2 times for the virus. SARS-CoV-2. Currently, 253 patients are positive for the virus causing COVID-19.

Number of deaths: 08 cases

Speaking at the meeting of the National Steering Committee for Disease Control and Prevention on August 4, Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that due to the large number of people exchanging and traveling between Quang Nam and Da Nang, Disease developments in Quang Nam are quite complicated.

The number of cases in the locality is increasing, there is rapid infection in the family, such as a cluster of 7 cases in the same house. At present, the Ministry of Health and other ministries and branches continue to increase human resources expenditure for Da Nang and Quang Nam.

The Ministry of Health is currently applying all measures to try to control the situation; implement extensive testing and surveillance in the community; determined to focus on isolation of F1 cases; Speed ​​up tests. Specifically, in the coming time, the Ministry of Health will take 50,000 antibody test samples in Da Nang, Quang Nam.

According to Assoc.Prof. Dr. Tran Dac Phu - Senior Advisor of the Center for Emergency Response of Vietnam Public Health Events, the Ministry of Health, based on the test of the disease and through the epidemiological investigation, the number of cases can be seen. not much spread out to the community.

Up to the present time, only 6 cases have been discovered in the community, currently there are no cases of transmission from these patients. Basically all cases involved block 3 of hospitals in Da Nang. The main infections related to these 3 hospitals.

Up to now, tests in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and some major health facilities have not detected COVID-19 cases in the community, except for cases related to Da Nang. Thus, there is no evidence to confirm that an infectious disease is very strong in the community.

Assessing the time of the onset of the disease, the epidemiological analysis and tracking team said that the prediction model was based on data on the number of people entering and leaving Da Nang Hospital, the infection coefficient, ... for With the actual development and reality of epidemic prevention and control over the past time, it can be said that the epidemic began in the first week of July.

The outbreak has basically focused on the third area of ​​the hospital, has been blocked, ...

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