Friday, May 07, 2021, 16:39 GMT+7
Medical officers scramble to carry out COVID-19 testing in a lab at the Thai Binh Center for Disease Control in Thai Binh Province, Vietnam. Photo: Khanh Linh / Tuoi Tre
Authorities in Vietnam s Thai Binh Province have enforced social distancing rules in all of its districts since 12:00 pm on Thursday after local health officials confirmed five cases of coronavirus infection in the community within just a few hours.
The Thai Binh Party Committee convened an urgent meeting on Thursday to address the current COVID-19 situation.
All five cases can be linked to an infection cluster at the Dong Anh District branch of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, a central-level facility that treats COVID-19 patients in Hanoi.