Five suspected cases of COVID-19 recorded in Gia Lai province

An ambulance is in place in Ayun Pa town of Gia Lai province to carry people with close contact with suspected cases of to a quarantine site (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)

Gia Lai (VNA) – The Central Highlands
province of has recorded five people testing positive once for the
that causes COVID-19, all of them linked with
the localities that have reported confirmed cases over the past few days.

The Gia Lai centre for disease control has collected
samples from them for confirmatory tests conducted by the Central Highlands
Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology, the provincial steering committee for
COVID-19 prevention and control said on January 30 afternoon.

The suspected cases reside in Cheo Reo ward of Ayun Pa
town or used to attend a wedding in Ia Trok of Ia Pa district, local
authorities said.

The provincial People’s Committee requested an urgent lockdown
of the entire Ayun Pa town and Ia Pa district as from 2pm on January 30 and
strict imposition of anti-pandemic measures stated in the Prime Minister’s directive issued on March 31 last year.

Efforts are also being hastened to disinfect the
related areas and trace contact.

The Gia Lai Department of Education and Training also
ordered schools across the province to shut down from January 30 until further
notice./.