JavaScript is off. Please enable to view full site.

100,000 workers in Vietnam’s COVID-19 epicenter to receive vaccination over next 7-10 days

100,000 workers in Vietnam’s COVID-19 epicenter to receive vaccination over next 7-10 days

Sunday, May 30, 2021, 15:17 GMT+7
100,000 workers in Vietnam’s COVID-19 epicenter to receive vaccination over next 7-10 days
Workers of a factory return to work after testing negative for COVID-19 twice in Bac Giang Province, Vietnam, May 29, 2021. Photo: Vietnam News Agency

Approximately 100,000 factory workers in the northern province of Bac Giang, Vietnam’s largest COVID-19 epicenter at the moment, will receive coronavirus vaccine shots over the next seven to ten days.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday afternoon convened a meeting with leaders of ministries and sectors and authorities in Bac Giang Province to discuss COVID-19 prevention and control efforts in the epicenter.

The province has documented 2,074 local infections since the country was hit by the fourth transmission wave on April 27.

Quang Chau Industrial Park is currently the largest hot spot with more 1,520 cases, Duong Van Thai, secretary of the provincial Party Committee, said at the meeting.

The number of cases in Bac Giang has risen rapidly over the past days as competent authorities have been conducting mass COVID-19 retests on workers at high-risk areas and direct contacts at local quarantine facilities.

About 20,000 samples have been collected in the province per day, Thai added.

Thirteen COVID-19 treatment facilities with 3,600 beds have been established, the official said, adding that more facilities with some 1,800 beds will be put into operation in the coming time.

An intensive care unit (ICU) with 50 beds has been established at the Bac Giang Lung Hospital to treat serious cases.

Another ICU with 100 beds is being prepared at the Bac Giang Mental Hospital.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the province is expected to continue increasing, but most of these cases have already been quarantined, Thai said.

According to the provincial Department of Health, the number of workers and laborers who need vaccination in the province is about 100,000.

Inoculation for workers at industrial parks in Bac Giang began on Thursday afternoon.

As of Saturday afternoon, about 4,500 had received their first vaccine shots.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said that the remaining workers will be administered with COVID-19 vaccine over the next seven to ten days.

About 1,400 health workers, medical students, and police and military officers are participating in pandemic response efforts in Bac Giang, Son added.

Nearly 26,000 students and teachers at medical schools from across the country have also sign up to taking part in the efforts, he added.

Vietnam has documented 6,964 COVID-19 cases as of Sunday afternoon, with 2,896 recoveries and 47 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.

The country has recorded 3,893 local infections in 34 provinces and cities since April 27.

Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam!

Tuoi Tre News

More

Read more

;

Photos

VIDEOS

‘Taste of Australia’ gala dinner held in Ho Chi Minh City after 2-year hiatus

Taste of Australia Gala Reception has returned to the Park Hyatt Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Vietnamese woman gives unconditional love to hundreds of adopted children

Despite her own immense hardship, she has taken in and cared for hundreds of orphans over the past three decades.

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta celebrates spring with ‘hat boi’ performances

The art form is so popular that it attracts people from all ages in the Mekong Delta

Vietnamese youngster travels back in time with clay miniatures

Each work is a scene caught by Dung and kept in his memories through his journeys across Vietnam

Latest news