Largest hospital in Vietnam locked down after 12 Covid-19 patients found
The hospital will maintain lockdown-like operations until the end of April.
Bach Mai Hospital, the largest hospital in Vietnam, was removed out of lockdown on April 12 after two weeks.
According to the Ministry of Health, more than 40 Covid-19 patients are linked to Bach Mai Hospital.
During the lockdown, Bach Mai Hospital continued offering treatment to more than 500 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and 200 patients in critical condition.
The hospital and more than 500 medical workers were placed under lockdown on March 28 after several people, incuding medical workers, patients, and staff were detected positive for SARS-CoV-2. Photo: Zing |
As the leading comprehensive general hospital in Vietnam, the event caught interest of the public. Photo: Zing |
Five infants were born at Bach Mai Hospital during the lockdown. Photo: Mai Thanh |
Prof. Doctor Nguyen Quang Tuan, director of Bach Mai Hospital, receives the decision on the removal of lockdown. Photo: Thanh Nien |
Fences are removed at April 12 midnight. Photo: VnExpress |
Joy on faces of medical workers. Photo: VnExpress |
Medical workers can now go home. Photo: VnExpress |
Emotional moments: Photo: Zing |
Prof. Doctor Nguyen Quang Tuan and medical workers of Bach Mai. Photo: Zing |
Joy on the day of family reunion. Photo: VnExpress |
The hospital will maintain lockdown-like operations until the end of April. Photo: Thanh Nien |
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