[171] The second case was a 48-year-old South Korean expert who was residing in Ho Chi Minh City and tested positive for COVID-19 after leaving the city for Japan on 25 October. [84], On 7 February, Vietnam confirmed their 13th case, a 29-year-old worker, a member of the same training crew as the 5 previously confirmed cases (case #3,4,5,8,9). He had been quarantined for 14 days in Nng and tested negative for coronavirus three times before completing quarantine. According to the Ministry of Health, the majority of deaths are people with underlying diseases and the elderly, of which 85% have not been vaccinated. The authorities expected that when the test results of all close contacts are available, there may be some new cases here. [179][180] After contact tracing for the latest four patients, the city has placed under supervision 861 close contacts (F1), 1,400 people exposed to F1 (F2) and 1,002 others. Mr Hancock and top civil servant Simon Case joked about travellers 'locked up' in quarantine hotels during Covid lockdown The health secretary said the Government should 'get heavy with the police . Under control. [115], On 16 March, a new case was reported in Vietnam, known as the 61st patient. [98][99] The incident also sparked a wave of stockpiling purchases across the city. [111] Evening of the same day, five more cases were announced (#40-#44), all are related to patient number 34. [225][226] People in other districts will be tested from 15 to 19 March. After this period of time, if a person tests negative for the coronavirus, they can remain in Vietnam. 5 were also transmitted on 6 February. [30] Initially, the government only quarantine the areas directly related to the infected people to limit the economic impact. [297] After 13 days of extensive testing for more than 1.2 million people, the results detected 12,284 people with COVID-19 (rate of positive tests is 1%). Most of the newly discovered cases are the people who previously identified as close contacts. [236] According to the city Department of Health, there are currently 20 public hospitals and 24 non-public hospitals. [311], From mid-October through December 2021, Ho Chi Minh City began to close its field hospitals. Vietnam capital Hanoi to ease coronavirus curbs this week