(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi authorities have required departments, sectors and localities across the city to intensify testing and tracing to filter COVID-19 patients out of the community, while preparing quarantine and treatment facilities to be ready for any circumstances.
 A concentrated quarantine facility with a capacity of 500 people opens in Kim Giang ward of Thanh Xuan district on August 29, 2021. (Photo: VNA) |
According to the city Department of Health, the capital city recorded 133 new infections on Sunday, including 4 found in the community.
After three employees of the Agriculture General Hospital got COVID-19 on Sunday, the hospital was locked down to test more than 1,000 staff members and patients. Notifications and guidance have been sent to those who have visited the hospital from August 14-28.
The same day, a concentrated quarantine facility with a capacity of 500 people opened in Kim Giang ward of Thanh Xuan district. It will operate until the pandemic is stamped out.
Meanwhile, Hanoi has offered financial aid worth 33 million USD to 2.3 million disadvantaged households and people who are struggling to make ends meet because of COVID-19. Three quarters of the total were sourced from the State and local budget while the remainder was funded by the private sector.
Particularly, more than 80,000 informal workers across the city have received assistance worth over 5 million USD.