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Update news covid-19 news Hanoi
Many restaurants in Hanoi's tourist avenue of Ta Hien are calling for local authorities to remove the 9 pm curfew which has become a big challenge for them to return to normal operation.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh on February 27 warned the capital city will see the peak of the current COVID-19 surge in the middle of March.
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the capital of Hanoi has hit a new record high, resulting in a surge in demand for mixed rapid test kits and medicine over recent days.
Many pregnant women in Hanoi who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 suffered serious complications after being admitted to hospital, according to Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital.
Hanoi authorities have ordered all passengers on flights, which depart from countries where the Omicron variant is present to follow regulations on centralised quarantine regardless of passenger history, vaccinations or prior COVID-19 infections.
As the number of Covid-19 cases is increasing day by day in Hanoi, the municipal authorities need to create another scenario.
The capital is likely to face a high risk of COVID-19 spreading on a large scale during the upcoming New Year and Lunar New Year holidays, warned Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tran Dac Phu, former director of the Preventive Medicine Department.
The number of Covid cases in Hanoi is increasing rapidly, but experts believe that re-imposing a lockdown would be ‘unnecessary’ and ‘ineffective’.
The capital of Hanoi will introduce tougher COVID-19 prevention and control measures in an effort to slow the spread of the virus in the community, said Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh.
Hanoi’s leader reaffirmed on Wednesday that no large-scale lockdown was on the table currently amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in recent days.
The Standing Board of the Hanoi Party Committee has asked relevant agencies to design scenarios for daily Covid-19 numbers of 2,000-3,000 and the risk of diseas spread during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.
According to the Hanoi Department of Health, in the past seven days, the number of Covid-19 cases in Hanoi has continuously increased. On December 13, the city recorded a record number of 1,000 cases.
The capital of Hanoi has confirmed a total of 289 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, the highest figure since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam.