Volume 27, Number 1—January 2021
Synopsis
Nosocomial Coronavirus Disease Outbreak Containment, Hanoi, Vietnam, March–April 2020
Cuong Duy, Vuong Minh Nong, An Van Ngo, Tra Thu Doan, Tuan Quang Nguyen, Phuong Thai Truong, Linus Olson
, and Mattias Larsson
, and Mattias Larsson
Table
Definitions, risk assessment, mitigation strategy, and numbers of contacts traced in the COVID-19 outbreak at Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam, March–April, 2020
| Group | Definition | Risk assessment | Strategy | No. tracings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | All patients who visited the hospital, including discharged, transferred out, and outpatients | Highest | Quarantined at centralized centers for 14 d | 27,893 |
| Family caregivers of patients | Test for SARS-CoV-2 | |||
| Healthcare workers | Daily health assessment by healthcare workers | |||
| Medical students and visiting scholars | ||||
| People who visited patients | ||||
| People from catering company, including nonlocal staff | ||||
| Private hired caregivers for patients | ||||
| F2 |
Close contacts of F1 |
High |
||
| F3 | Close contacts of F2 | Medium | Isolated at home for 14 d | 24,346 |
| F4 | Close contacts of F3 | Low | Self-monitoring for at-risk symptoms | |
| Remote health monitoring by local healthcare workers |
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