Vietnam confirms most up-to-date COVID-19 outbreak is due to more contagious UK variant
03 February, 2021
Vietnam's health minister said on Tuesday (Feb 2) a newly detected COVID-19 outbreak, which includes infected 276 persons and spread to 10 provinces and cities, is caused by the more contagious British variant of the coronavirus.
Six days since the virus re-emerged in the northern province of Hai Duong, the cluster there is under control, health minister Nguyen Thanh Long said, according to a government statement. Including the virus in the capital, Hanoi - where 20 brand-new cases have already been detected - would have longer, he added.
"Gene sequencing revealed that 12 of 276 newly detected patients are great with the UK variant, although the foundation of this outbreak continues to be unknown," Long told a Cabinet meeting. "We must scrupulously follow mask-using regulations."
Because of targeted mass tests and strict quarantining, Vietnam comes with kept its virus tally to at least one 1,882 cases and 35 deaths, winning plaudits worldwide for just one of the most successful national responses to the pandemic.
"Hanoi must increase measures to contain the virus. Medical ministry will support metropolis to upgrade testing potential to 40,000 tests per day," Long said.
Hanoi has taken 15,000 samples since the newest outbreak and currently has ability to conduct 5,000 tests a day, the official from Hanoi's health department said on Monday.
Vietnam approved a vaccine from AstraZeneca on Saturday after Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the united states must have one in the initial quarter.
The government had previously said it had been in foretells procure 30 million doses of the vaccine. Talk about media reported the initially batch of 50,000 doses would arrive by March, with the others delivered by June.
Vietnam reported 31 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. Officials have said they will try to support the outbreak by Feb 6.
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