Suspect case of COVID-19 found in Hanoi

The pizzeria in Cau Giay district, where the suspect patient works, also put under (Source: VNA)

(VNA) – Competent agencies in Hanoi put under lockdown an
in Me Tri ward, Nam Tu Liem district, on July 29 morning as a resident
here was suspected of having contracted the SARS-CoV-2 after returning from a
trip to Da Nang, where new cases of coronavirus community transmission were
reported over the past few days.

A pizzeria in Cau Giay district, where the suspect patient works, was
also put under lockdown.

On July 28, the municipal People’s Committee issued a document in which
the committee’s Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung ordered reviewing those who have
returned to Hanoi from Da Nang since July 8 in order to quickly detect and test
suspect cases of .

Hanoi has also suspended all transport activities to and from Da Nang,
including regular inter-province coach routes, contracted services, taxi and
tourist buses.

The ban, which took effect on July 28, will last 15 days, with exception
given to the transport of patients, on-duty officials, people having completed
quarantine duration, workers and experts of enterprises, goods serving epidemic
control, food and essential goods, and materials serving production.

The order was issued by the municipal Transport Department in line with instructions
of the Transport Ministry.

The department also requires transport businesses to apply epidemic
prevention measures to ensure safety for drivers and passengers of means of
transport, and prevent the spread of the virus among the community.

Similarly, the Hanoi Tourism Department has asked travel agencies in the
city to suspend tours to localities where new COVID-19 cases were found.

Tourist destinations and accommodations in Hanoi were also required to
strictly follow epidemic prevention regulations.

A locally-transmitted case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the central city
of Da Nang on July 25, the first after 99 consecutive days without community
infection in the country. More local cases were found in Da Nang and nearby
provinces in following days.

As of 6am on July 29, the total number of COVID-19 stood at 446./.