Shoppers in Da Nang give entrance tickets to guards before entering a local market (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The predicted more new cases in
the community nationwide from in the coming days.
Speaking at the Government’s meeting on August 12 with 15 localities which
recorded COVID-19 infections since late July, a representative of the health
ministry said although the transmission in the central city of Da Nang has been
gradually contained with a decreasing number of new cases in recent days, there
is still a high risk of infection in the community in other places.
Cases linked to Da Nang were mostly from hospitals which have been locked down
since the first case was detected and from people in close contact with
positive cases.
All 17 fatalities so far have had underlying medical conditions such as
hypertension, diabetes, heart and renal failures, as well as cancer. There will
be more deaths from those diseases, according to the ministry.
Chairing the meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said localities and
sectors had taken prompt measures in response to the resurgence of the
pandemic. Da Nang has given residents market entrance tickets to go shopping on
alternate days as part of social distancing measures.
Since August 12, residents of Da Nang
are given tickets that allow them to go to the market once every three days on
social distancing period.
Shoppers must fill in personal information on the cards and give them to
security guards before entering the markets. The information will be used to
trace the source of infection if there is any new cases detected.
They must also wear face masks and sanitise their hands before entering
markets.
The city has also allowed officers of local administrative centres to work from
home during the social distancing period.
Vietnam
has so far reported 883 s, of which 421 are connected to the
outbreak in Da Nang. 409 patients or 46.3 percent of the total have fully
recovered and 18 died of the disease./.
Source: VietnamPlus
