COVID-19 hit hospital in Hanoi disinfected

Vietnamese army’s chemical division on May 6 disinfected the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, based in Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi, which has been a COVID-19 hotspot in the latest outbreak.
10 specialized vehicles are utilized in order to spray the premises of the hospital. Soldiers start work on sanitizing the site at 1:30 p.m. on May 6.

10 specialized vehicles are utilized in order to spray the premises of the hospital. Soldiers start work on sanitizing the site at 1:30 p.m. on May 6.

The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases No. 2 located in Dong Anh district has become the country’s latest COVID-19 hotspot after dozens of positive cases were confirmed.

The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases No. 2 located in Dong Anh district has become the country’s latest COVID-19 hotspot after dozens of positive cases were confirmed.

The hospital has been locked down for contact tracing, chemical disinfection and COVID-19 testing after a doctor was diagnosed with the virus. At present 50 positive COVID-19 cases have been detected in relation to the hospital. These cases include patients, their relatives, and healthcare workers.

The hospital has been locked down for contact tracing, chemical disinfection and COVID-19 testing after a doctor was diagnosed with the virus. At present 50 positive COVID-19 cases have been detected in relation to the hospital. These cases include patients, their relatives, and healthcare workers.

Many localities also confirm new positive COVID-19 cases related to the outbreak at the hospital.

Many localities also confirm new positive COVID-19 cases related to the outbreak at the hospital.

The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases receives and treats COVID-19 patients from throughout the country. It has treated more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases without a single death.

The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases receives and treats COVID-19 patients from throughout the country. It has treated more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases without a single death.

About 400 employees of the hospital are being quarantined there. In the photo: Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.
About 400 employees of the hospital are being quarantined there. In the photo: Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.
During the lockdown, the hospital, which was once the frontline facility in the pandemic fight, will admit only new COVID-19 patients.

During the lockdown, the hospital, which was once the frontline facility in the pandemic fight, will admit only new COVID-19 patients. 

Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district.

Soldiers from the Vietnamese army’s chemical division disinfect the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district. 

Photo by Phong Son - Chien Thang. 
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