An 87-year-old man from the northern province of Phu Tho tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 while receiving treatment for another disease at the E Hospital in Hanoi. Following this, the patient is swiftly transferred to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases to undergo further treatment.
Due to the detection of the positive case, the E Hospital is put into isolation from 8 p.m. on August 19, with disinfection work carried out throughout the entire hospital.
The main entrance to the E Hospital is closed.
Ass. Prof. Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment under the Ministry of Health, states that approximately 100 medical workers have been identified as F1 cases.
In line with the latest case, the Ministry of Health urges the administration of Phu Tho to trace cases relating to patient in Thanh Ba district of Phu Tho province.
The E Hospital halts receiving new patients from 8 p.m. on August 19.
A range of essential COVID-19 containment measures are carried out throughout the E Hospital from the night of August 19.
A house at 117 Tran Cung street in Bac Tu Liem district of Hanoi is the location where patient No. 994 went after undergoing a medical check-up at the E Hospital. Barriers are erected around the house as part of a temporary lockdown.
Police forces join efforts in order to ensure the safety of the isolated E Hospital.
Doctors, nurses, medical workers, and patients at the E Hospital endure a sleepless night amid the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
| An 87-year-old man from the northern province of Phu Tho tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 while receiving treatment for another disease at the E Hospital in Hanoi. Following this, the patient is swiftly transferred to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases to undergo further treatment. |
| Due to the detection of the positive case, the E Hospital is put into isolation from 8 p.m. on August 19, with disinfection work carried out throughout the entire hospital. |
| The main entrance to the E Hospital is closed. |
| Ass. Prof. Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment under the Ministry of Health, states that approximately 100 medical workers have been identified as F1 cases. |
| In line with the latest case, the Ministry of Health urges the administration of Phu Tho to trace cases relating to patient in Thanh Ba district of Phu Tho province. |
| The E Hospital halts receiving new patients from 8 p.m. on August 19. |
| A range of essential COVID-19 containment measures are carried out throughout the E Hospital from the night of August 19. |
| A house at 117 Tran Cung street in Bac Tu Liem district of Hanoi is the location where patient No. 994 went after undergoing a medical check-up at the E Hospital. Barriers are erected around the house as part of a temporary lockdown. |
| Police forces join efforts in order to ensure the safety of the isolated E Hospital. |
| Doctors, nurses, medical workers, and patients at the E Hospital endure a sleepless night amid the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic. |
