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One more Hanoi hospital quarantined due to Covid-19
  • | dtinews.vn, LD | April 10, 2020 11:29 AM
Hanoi Kidney Hospital has been isolated after a patient tested positive for Covid-19.

On Thursday evening, Vietnam confirmed four more Covid-19 cases, raising the country’s total patient number to 255. Among those, the 254th case was a 51-year-old man who is undergoing hemodialysis at Hanoi Kidney Hospital.

Earlier, the man also a resident of Ha Loi Village in Hanoi's Me Linh District and a neighbour of Patient 243 and another infected woman, had close contact with both of them.

The Hanoi Department of Health and Hanoi Kidney Hospital quickly identified all medical staff and patients who had contact with Patient 254.

According to the initial statistics, 45 people in total had direct contact with the patient, including 17 people who are being provided with hemodialysis and 28 medical staff of the hospital.

Many other patients, their relatives and medical staff had contact with these initial 45.

The Hanoi Department of Health said the related people are waiting for test results. In tested negative for the virus, they will still be quarantined for 14 days to ensure safety.

The hospital is being sterilised.

Ha Loi Village has patients 243, 250, 253 and 254. The locality with more than 11,000 people has been isolated.

Some hospitals in Hanoi have been affected by the pandemic, including Hong Ngoc General Hospital, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital and Hanoi French Hospital.

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