COVID-19: 50 more cases detected in four localities, 32 in Bac Giang hotspot
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed an additional 50 locally transmitted coronavirus cases in four localities during the past 6 hours, including 32 in Bac Giang, the country’s largest COVId-19 hotspot.
All the new cases in Bac Giang were documented in quarantine and lockdown areas linked to outbreaks at industrial parks in the locality, the MoH said in its 12:00am COVID-19 update.
Elsewhere, nine cases were confirmed in Bac Ninh, eight in Lang Son and one in Long An.
Vietnam is battling the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the virus spreading to 34 cities and provinces across the country.
Bac Giang is the worst hit locality recording nearly 2,500 positive cases, or more than half of the country’s tally of infections since the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in late April.
The MoH has recently dispatched 148 more health workers from health facilities across the country to Bac Giang to help it slow the spread of the virus.
These doctors and nurses specialize in emergency resuscitation, image diagnosis, testing, infection control, nutrition; medical device engineering and pharmacy.
Experts are working on plans to erect three more field hospitals to receive and treat COVID-19 patients following the operation the its field hospital No2 several days ago.
