Vietnam Poyun Electronics (POYUN) Co., Ltd in Chi Linh city, Hai Duong province (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Over 2,000 quarantined
at Vietnam Electronics (POYUN) Co., Ltd in Chi Linh city, the
northern province of Hai Duong, were moved to six
in the city on January 29 night, according to Chairman
of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyen
Van Kien.
The factory, where many cases
were detected in recent days, has been put under lock down.
Enterprises operating in the locality are required to comply with Vietnam’s
disease prevention regulations.
At an online meeting on the same day, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee
Pham Xuan Thang asked local authorities to strengthen the inspection of POYUN Co.,
Ltd and order the company to stop all its production activities to impose
strict epidemic prevention measures.
Hai Duong is taking drastic measures to
contain the outbreak, especially reactivating the local COVID-19 taskforce. Cities,
towns, and districts have promptly rolled out preventive measures at the
highest level, with contact tracing and quarantining activities quickly carried
out across the locality.
As part of preventive measures, the province has told students not to attend
school from January 29 until further notice.
Two field hospitals with a combined capacity of
treating 600 COVID-19 patients have been put into operation in northern Hai Duong province within just 24
hours.
One of them was built at the
medical centre of Chi Linh city, and staffed by 45 doctors and about 70 nurses
who can provide treatment for 200 patients. The hospital has admitted 31
patients, including one with underlying diseases and two pregnant women.
The other
one, converted from the Hai Duong Medical Technical University with 210 beds,
is treating 26 COVID-19 patients./.
Source: VietnamPlus
