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Vietnam largest hospital removed lockdown after two weeks

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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