Covid-19 from Bach Mai Hospital has spread to nearly 20 districts

At the meeting of the Hanoi Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on the morning of March 30, after listening to the leaders of the Hanoi Department of Health report on the epidemic situation in the area, especially at the Bach Hospital outbreak.

`We are just waiting for the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and the Ministry of Health to announce it. In fact, as far as I know, there are currently over a dozen more cases being prepared to be announced, just today,` he said.

The Chairman of the City People’s Committee noted that in recent days, the infected cases were employees of Truong Sinh company, but the entire infection and spread of the disease was in the Nutrition Department of Bach Mai Hospital.

Specifically, he informed, there are about 90 people working in Bach Mai Hospital, the water delivery department alone has 23 people who regularly have close contact.

Also according to the information he received, the water and food supply of Truong Sinh Company is affiliated and under the supervision of Bach Mai Nutrition Department.

Therefore, it must be considered that these employees come to work and that they are under contract with Bach Mai Nutrition Department, not a private company that comes here to work alone without anyone’s supervision.

`Here, we are completely under daily supervision. I heard the Director of this company say that every day there are 7 employees from the Department of Nutrition who come down to check the import of vegetables and food, supervise the cooking process,

In short, this is a part of Bach Mai Nutrition Department, not a private company.

The head of Hanoi People’s Committee also stated clearly that the situation is currently entering a complicated and serious period.

`Hanoi is even more dangerous, it is very likely that there will continue to be cases of infection from Bach Mai infecting patients, family members, and others in just a short time. It is very possible and this can be seen clearly.`

The head of the City People’s Committee stated that the outbreak at Bach Mai hospital had cases related to four other provinces and cities: Ha Nam, Ninh Binh, Thai Nguyen, Nam Dinh;

`In a short time, it will spread to 30 districts. Because the number of people related to Bach Mai Hospital is currently very large. Once it spreads, the speed is very fast, exponential,` Mr. Chung stated.

He said that the viewpoint must be to act quickly and decisively to avoid the recent situation of indecision.

`No time is allowed to discuss, there is no time to discuss. We have enough grounds, we see that there are elements of people coming into contact with Bach Mai, people in Bach Mai, the patient with the patient’s family, with

The propaganda system must also propagate so that people can self-check whether they have come into contact with anyone in recent days related to Bach Mai,` Mr. Chung emphasized.

Chairman Hanoi gave the example of a Department-level leader whose parents are in Bach Mai Hospital, and it is his responsibility to visit.

`Is there such a case? I believe there are many. Then there are cases of elderly people, parents of sick people who have visited since March 9, definitely yes. These people cannot be excluded.

That is to keep ourselves and ourselves away from our loved ones, first our loved ones, then the social community.

Mr. Chung suggested that Bach Mai Hospital needs to increase propaganda to encourage doctors, nurses, and staff to work with peace of mind.

However, with the tests from March 19 – 21 – 22 – 24, he said that they were not valid and had to be retested. At the same time, testing was only safe after March 28.

`With the negative test on March 18, only the Cardiovascular Department and the Infectious Diseases Department were quarantined, the rest were still in contact with Truong Sinh. In my opinion, those negatives have no value. I request the Hanoi CDC to assist

Deploy rapid test with results in 10 minutes

In addition, President Hanoi directed the Hanoi CDC and district medical centers to urgently take samples of cases with factors related to Bach Mai Hospital and immigration cases.

Mr. Chung requested the Hanoi CDC, which received 5,000 rapid tests from the Ministry of Health on the evening of March 29, to immediately deploy rapid testing.

`This test will have results in 10 minutes and through blood sampling. If someone is positive for the SARS-CoV2 virus, this is the test that Korea did,` Mr. Chung said.

The Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee requested the Department of Health to immediately set up 10 working groups. These working groups include forces from the Capital Command, City Police and medical staff to organize rapid testing in some areas.

`In the immediate future, on the afternoon of March 30, the City Center for Disease Control set up 3 working groups to perform rapid testing in the wards surrounding Bach Mai hospital, then in urban and suburban hospitals.

The head of the Hanoi government said he asked a group of Vietnamese people in Korea and the US, who designed rapid testing stations according to World Health Organization standards.

`They rent these stations for 6-7 million/station/month. Right now this afternoon they provide us with 10 stations. We rent these 10 stations to conduct rapid testing in some wards in

Therefore, the President of Hanoi stated clearly that CDC Hanoi urgently updates methods and sample collection methods for medical centers of districts.

The Department of Health immediately organizes instructions for health stations and hospitals on rapid testing.

At the same time, the City Police were assigned to arrange and arrange reinforcement for the City Disease Control Center with 10 vehicles and drivers.

The City Center for Disease Control must equip duty forces with protective clothing and equipment to serve rapid test sampling and mobile testing stations.