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VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has allowed pandemic-hit localities, such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Hai Phong to deploy drastic COVID-19 prevention and control measures, including social distancing in an effort to effectively slow the spread of COVID-19.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses the meeting (Photo: VGP)
In his address at a government meeting on February 8 discussing how effective to cope with the swiftly spreading virus, the Government leader asked HCM City authorities to stay calm and spare no efforts in containing the outbreak while encouraging residents to strictly follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K (in Vietnamese) message: Khau trang (facemask) – Khu khuan (disinfection) – Khoang cach (distance) – Khong tu tap (no gathering) – Khai bao y te (health declaration).
Monday, February 08, 2021, 18:03 GMT+7
A neighborhood in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City is put under blockade on January 8, 2021. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre
Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities have announced a dozen locations being locked down after the recent detection of four community transmissions, all being baggage handlers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, and 25 of their close contacts who have tested positive for the virus.
The locations include the Nguyen Cu Trinh quadrangle area in District 1, bordered by the four streets of Nguyen Van Cu, Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Cu Trinh and Cong Quynh, with around 2,000 residents.
The next locked down areas are neighboorhoods No. 22 and 47 in Thanh Loc and Trung My Tay Wards in District 12, having around 100 and 30 residents, respectively.
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05/02/2021 21:28 GMT+7
As of February 5, students under 5 years old who are quarantined at concentrated isolation centers will be on home quarantine. Other students can return home one week after having a negative test.
Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long at at an online meeting on Feb. 5.
The information was announced by Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long at an online meeting with provinces and cities hit by Covid-19 pandemic on February 5.
The Minister said that during the ongoing outbreak, the virus characteristics have changed, so it is necessary to change the strategy for COVID-19 prevention and control, as follows.
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