Friday, May 14, 2021, 19:41 GMT+7
A doctor checks the body temperature of an inpatient at the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital in Hanoi. Photo: Ha Tran / Tuoi Tre
In the early hours of May 7, an abrupt lockdown mandate sealed off all three branches of the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital, commonly known as K Hospital, in Hanoi after a cluster of COVID-19 cases was discovered in the institution, effectively turning it into the country s biggest isolation zone during the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.
The mandate came as a shock to both patients and staff at the hospital branches, leaving many patients without support or care after family members were locked out of the wards.
May 14 morning sees 16 new domestic COVID-19 cases 13:00 | 14/05/2021
Medical workers in Ho Chi Minh City take sample for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi â Vietnam logged 16 more COVID-19 cases in the past six hours to 12:00 May 14, all of them were detected in sealed off areas, according to the Ministry of Health.
Of the new infections, seven were in Bac Ninh, three in the Tan Trieu facility of the Vietnam s National Cancer Hospital, along with two each in Lang Son and Nam Dinh and one each in Thai Binh and Hung Yen.
As of May 14, Vietnam reported a total 1,458 imported cases and 2,298 locally transmitted ones, including 728 infections since April 27.
Vietnam logged 35 cases of COVID-19 in the past 12 hours as of 6:00 am on May 13, 33 of which were recorded in quarantine sites, according to the Ministry of Health.
COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - To keep
COVID-19 at bay, Vietnam wants countries that
produce vaccines to waive the associated intellectual property (IP) rights to
boost availability worldwide, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told
a regular press conference held virtually on May 13.
When asked to comment about
US President Joe Biden’s statement in support
of waiving IP rights on COVID-19 vaccines, Hang said Vietnam has made every possible
effort to access COVID-19 vaccines and negotiate with potential foreign
suppliers.
It has been able to access several sources of supply, including from the