On April 10, the country recorded a total of 113 Covid-19 patients, up 2.5 times from the day earlier. On the day, additional 19 Covid-19 patients were discharged from the hospital, while the number of serious cases increased to eight.
Vietnam has seen a rise in Covid-19 patients over the past week
According to the Hanoi Department of Health, the city had 67 Covid-19 cases on April 1-7, up 44 from the previous week.
Dr Nguyen Thu Huong from Thanh Nhan Hospital in Hanoi said that the hospital received 10-15 people daily suffering from the symptoms of cough, sore throat and fever. They all tested positive for Covid-19 at home. Ten of the Covid-19 patients at the hospital who are over 60 years old have seen complications.
Huong added that people seem to ignore Covid-19 prevention regulations, while the effect of the Covid-19 vaccine has decreased over time. The doctor advised people to take a quick Covid-19 test when having Covid-19-suspected symptoms or contact medical facilities for instruction.
Dr Tran Dac Phu, former director of the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, said people had given up wearing masks and using hand wash, while the current weather could also fuel Covid-19 infections.
The health sector needed to assess the possibility of a new Covid-19 variant for better disease prevention and control, Phu noted.
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