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COVID-19: Quang Nam and Hai Duong tighten health control | Health

photo">The province of Quang Nam is tightening its measures for the fight against COVID-19. Photo: VNA

Hanoi (VNA) – Provincial authorities in Hai Duong (North) and Quang Nam (Center) have tightened health controls in a bid to contain the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic.

Faced with the intra-community spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Quang Nam authorities ordered on August 17 to extend the concentrated quarantine establishments, in order to maintain the quarantine in accordance with health rules.

The vice-president of the Provincial People’s Committee of Quang Nam, Trân Van Tân, also asked the local bodies concerned to strengthen the management and control of cases of intra-community contamination, to quickly trace contact cases, in particular F1 – those having been directly in contact with an infected person and F2 – in direct contact with an F1, and to be ready to welcome more people in the concentrated quarantine establishments.

To date, Quang Nam province has reported 99 cases of infection, including 12 declared cured and three deaths. More than 3,000 people are in quarantine in this province.

On the same day, the Hai Duong Province People’s Committee decided to implement health quarantine in nine additional wards in Hai Duong City, for 28 days from August 18 at midnight. Thus, the number of districts placed in health quarantine was increased to 14.

photo">COVID-19: Quang Nam and Hai Duong tighten health control hinh anh 2Residents living on a quarantined street in Hai Duong receive food. Photo: VNA

Provincial authorities have ordered relevant bodies to take drastic measures to stem the COVID-19 epidemic.

To date, this province has detected 10 cases of contamination having had links with a restaurant installed in the city of Hai Duong. More than 2,600 people are currently in quarantine. -VNA

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