{"id":1235,"date":"2020-03-31T15:39:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T07:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=1235"},"modified":"2020-09-14T22:02:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:02:44","slug":"covid-19-update-31-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/covid-19-update-31-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam To Declare COVID-19 A National Pandemic As Total Patient Tally Hits 204"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>COVID-19 <\/b><b>in Vietnam, update on <\/b><b>31<\/b><b>st<\/b><b> March 2020<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past 24 hours since our last update, Vietnam has reported <\/span><b>10 additional COVID-19 cases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, placing the <\/span><b>total tally at 204<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as of 9AM, 31<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> March 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the total number of cases continues to increase, Vietnam\u2019s Prime Minister Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac has agreed to a health ministry proposal brought up during a government meeting yesterday to <\/span><b>declare COVID-19 a national pandemic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>10 new COVID-19 cases<\/b><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-124902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases.jpg\" alt=\"vietnam covid-19 new cases\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-613x460.jpg 613w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-667x500.jpg 667w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-310x233.jpg 310w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-187x140.jpg 187w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-90x68.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-new-cases-445x334.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A patient being attended by a medical staff<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image credit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sannhiquangninh.vn\/photos\/pcb.3046392515405431\/3046391735405509\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B\u1ec7nh Vi\u1ec7n S\u1ea3n Nhi Qu\u1ea3ng Ninh<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>10 new patients<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> confirmed positive for COVID-19 have been reported since yesterday. 2 of these are Vietnamese nationals returning from overseas on the 15<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and 17<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of March, while the other 8 are associated with the B\u1ea1ch Mai Hospital (Hanoi) and the Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Sinh Company, which provides food, water, and other logistical services to the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 8 cases associated with the hospital include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 41-year-old man who lives in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi. He was at the B\u1ea1ch Mai Hospital for a health check on 12<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> March.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 employees of Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Sinh Company, all female, aged between 23 to 61. Over 10 other employees from this company were previously confirmed positive for COVID-19.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, the two overseas arrivals are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 35-year-old woman who returned to H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh City from Greece on 17<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> March. She was quarantined on arrival.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 10-year-old boy from District 2, H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh City. On 14<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> March, he traveled from Prague (the Czech Republic) to Turkey, and then took another flight from Istanbul to H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh City the next day. He tested negative on 18<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> March, but still displayed symptoms. On 27<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> March, he was tested again and this time the result came back positive.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Vietnam to declare COVID-19 a national pandemic<\/b><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124903\" src=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/national-pandemic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/national-pandemic.jpg 660w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/national-pandemic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/national-pandemic-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/national-pandemic-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/national-pandemic-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/national-pandemic-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/national-pandemic-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/national-pandemic-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical staff gathering in front of the B\u1ea1ch Mai Hospital to spray the entire facility with disinfectant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image credit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beattvv.co\/photos\/pcb.1049637092082790\/1049636455416187\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beat H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a meeting yesterday afternoon, Prime Minister Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac agreed to a health ministry proposal to <\/span><b>declare the COVID-19 outbreak &#8216;a national pandemic\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, he said that <\/span><b>the government had yet to consider a lockdown in Hanoi and H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh City<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr Ph\u00fac mentioned that Vietnam is currently at \u201ca decisive time\u201d in the fight against COVID-19 and urged<\/span><b> everyone to stay at home for at least the next 15 days<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regarding the B\u1ea1ch Mai Hospital, which has become a COVID-19 hotspot, the Prime Minister agrees that the hospital should be allowed to keep accepting patients in need of emergency treatment. However, it must ensure safety for medical staff and patients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further government meetings will be held tomorrow to discuss people\u2019s welfare during the pandemic, and Mr Ph\u00fac added that the government will prioritize supporting individuals whose finances are at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>The COVID-19 situation in Vietnam<\/b><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is reassuring to see that our government is treating the COVID-19 pandemic seriously and implementing measures to ensure not only people\u2019s safety, but their welfare as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s support them by adhering to the restriction orders and stay at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more COVID-19 stories, check out:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/covid-19-update-26-march\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vietnam\u2019s metropolises close down all non-essential businesses<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/medical-workers-pay-raise\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vietnam gives medical workers the biggest pay raise in 8 years<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/medical-workers-avengers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vietnamese illustrators depict medical workers as Marvel superheroes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover image adapted from: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sannhiquangninh.vn\/photos\/pcb.3046392515405431\/3046391735405509\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B\u1ec7nh Vi\u1ec7n S\u1ea3n Nhi Qu\u1ea3ng Ninh<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beattvv.co\/photos\/pcb.1049637092082790\/1049636455416187\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beat H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Enjoying The Smart Local Vietnam? 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