Son Loi district quarantined to contain Covid-19 epidemic in Vietnam

Son Loi district, which is located about 50 km from Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, were sealed off on Wednesday for 20 days in response to a flare-up of the new coronavirus, the local officials said.
14.02.2020 14:25:20 / English News

The decision came after a three-month-old girl contracted the virus from her grandmother, becoming the 10th Covid-19 patient in Vinh Phuc province and the 7th infection case in Binh Xuyen district.

All the district's residents shall not be allowed to leave the region for the next 20 days.

The number of infection cases tends to rise in Son Loi commune, the officials said. (ILKHA)