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Da Nang continues social distancing measures

The central city of Da Nang, now Vietnam’s major COVID-19 hotspot, will continue with social distancing measures in line with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s Directive No 16/CT-TTg dated March 31.
Da Nang continues social distancing measures ảnh 1All agencies, organisations, and residents in Da Nang will have to observe COVID-19 prevention and control measures from midnight on August 12 until further notice. (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang (VNA) - The central city of DaNang, now Vietnam’s major COVID-19 hotspot, will continue with socialdistancing measures in line with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s Directive No16/CT-TTg dated March 31.

Under a document issued by the Da Nang City People’sCommittee on August 11, all agencies, organisations, and residents will have toobserve COVID-19 prevention and control measures from midnight on August 12until further notice. Such measures were imposed upon Hoa Vang district at 1pm onAugust 11.

People are advised to stay home except for buying necessitieslike food and medicine, taking care of emergencies, or working at factories andproduction facilities deemed to provide essential goods and services.

The local Health Department will continue to instructthe city’s Centre for Disease Control to coordinate with relevant agencies andlocalities in tracing COVID-19 cases.

The document also highlighted testing, especiallygroup testing, quarantine, and treatment to minimise fatalities from thepandemic.

COVID-19 prevention and control will be stepped up atmarkets and supermarkets, the document read, noting that apart from socialdistancing measures, plans on reserving goods are needed in case the pandemiclasts for a long period.

Any violations of regulations must be strictlypunished.

Vietnam had confirmed 847 COVID-19 cases as of themorning of August 11, of which 389 are linked to the outbreak in Da Nang thatstarted around July 25.

Among the total, 318 cases were imported and quarantinedupon arrival.

As many as 399 patients, or 47.1 percent of cases,have recovered, but the country has also recorded 15 fatalities.

Of the active patients, nine have tested negative oncefor SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and 36 at least twice.

There are 165,983 people now under quarantine who had closecontact with confirmed cases or who came from pandemic-hit areas./.
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