The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 epidemic control in the morning of January 29 said there were 9 new cases of COVID-19 in the community in Hanoi, Hai Duong, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong and Bac Ninh.

The COVID-19 epidemic control and control work at Duong Hoa checkpoint, Highway 18 in Hai Ha district, Quang Ninh province took place at 23:30 on January 28 - Photo: NGUYEN HAI

Specifically, Hanoi recorded 1 case, Hai Phong 1 case, Bac Ninh 1 case, Quang Ninh 2, Hai Duong 4. In which 2 patients in Bac Ninh and Hai Phong were announced by the province from the evening of January 28. when confirmed by the Ministry of Health.

With these 9 new cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases that Vietnam has reported so far is 1,651 people.

According to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 epidemic control, two new cases in Hai Phong (patient 1561) and Bac Ninh (patient 1565) both have permanent residence addresses in Hai Duong province and are related to epidemiology. outbreak in Chi Linh city, Hai Duong province.

2 new cases in Quang Ninh (patient 1573-1574) and 10 cases recorded on 28-1 related epidemiology with the previous case is patient patient 1553.

4 new cases in Hai Duong are related to epidemiology with outbreak in Chi Linh city, Hai Duong province.

1 new case in Hanoi (patient 1581) with a permanent address in Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi city, is epidemiologically related to the previous case of patient 1553 (courier staff fly Van Don).

Previously, the Hanoi Department of Health confirmed the first case was a 20-year-old male student from Chi Linh, Hai Duong, currently living in Nguyen Khanh Toan, Cau Giay, Hanoi.

According to the Ministry of Health, today, January 29, there will be test results of a sample lot of over 5,000 samples collected by 4 institutes in Hai Duong on January 28 and tested in Hanoi. The number of predictions with positive results in this sample lot is also very large (the number is not expected to stop at 200-300 patients in this batch).

Talking to the press on the sidelines of the session on the afternoon of January 28, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that the number of cases of this round will be very large, but the Government, the National Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control and the provinces are determined and have facilities to put out the epidemic within 10 days.

According to Mr. Dam, this phase we did not miss a moment, while the Da Nang translation is "still embarrassing the first moments".

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