Vietnam reintroduced social distancing measures in the central city of Danang on Sunday after a second locally transmitted novel coronavirus case ...
FILE PHOTO: Women wear protective masks as they chat on a street during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 15, 2020. HANOI: Vietnam reintroduced social distancing measures in the central city of Danang on Sunday after a second locally transmitted novel coronavirus case was detected there, more than three months after any cases were reported in the country., and another case early on Sunday, both in Danang, a tourist hot spot.
The city's social distancing measures would come into force until further notice, the government said in a statement on its website. Danang would stop receiving inbound tourists for 14 days, while all religious, sports and cultural events would be suspended.Wearing masks in public places in the city is now compulsory and gatherings of more than 30 people at public places were banned, the government said.
The detection of the two new cases, which come as Vietnam is seeking to revive its economy and resume international commercial flights, has prompted authorities to step up a crackdown on illegal immigrants.Thanks to strict quarantine measures and an aggressive and widespread testing programme, Vietnam has kept its virus total to an impressively low 418 cases, with no deaths.
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