Residents of Mão Điền Commune, Thuận Thành District, Bắc Ninh Province, had samples collected for COVID-19 testing throughout Friday night after more than a dozen cases were found. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Thương HÀ NỘI The domestic outbreak of COVID-19 grew on Saturday as the northern localities of Hà Nội, Bắc Ninh and Nam Định recorded more than 20 community infections this morning. Hà Nội saw eight new locally transmitted cases, including two direct contacts in Hà Đông District of a woman in Bắc Ninh Province who came into close contact with positive cases found at the cluster involving the Kim Chung facility of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Đông Anh District, Hà Nội.
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The new suspected cases are linked to Tân Sơn Nhất baggage handlers.
Four initial cases were announced on Monday morning linked to Patient 1979, who tested positive in Saigon last week. Several hours later
Zing reported an additional 20 were announced, all connected to the airport, bringing the total number to 25. All patients are being quarantined at the Cu Chi hospital facilities. Patient 1979 first tested positive for the virus on February 6th when he reported to work at Tân Sơn Nhất after having felt sick since February 3rd. He was subsequently sent to the hospital in Cu Chi while employees at all of the nation s were ordered to be tested for the virus. Tân Sơn Nhất airport was sanitized and contract tracing procedures put into effect for the infected individual. The source of Patient 1979 s infection is not known and his brother in Binh Duong who he lived with also tested positive for the virus. A reported 57 people had close contact with P
Update: January, 16/2021 - 08:10 | The pavement along Nguyễn Văn Chiêm Street has been designated for street food vendors. VNS Photo An Phương HCM CITY Several districts in HCM City have reserved some streets for local vendors to set up their food stalls, and at the same time, ensure food safety and hygiene in the area. Many food stalls can be found along Nguyễn Văn Chiêm Street and Bách Tùng Diệp Park in District 1 and Lê Bình Street in Tân Bình District. Compared to years ago, pavement encroachment and littering along sidewalks no longer occurs in these areas.