Saturday, January 30, 2021, 16:28 GMT+7
A sign shows a quarantine zone in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, January 30, 2021. Photo: N.N. / Tuoi Tre
Authorities in Gia Lai Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands region, have placed a commune and award in lockdown as there have been five community cases of COVID-19 announced in the locality in total on Saturday.
Gia Lai deputy chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh Lich confirmed on Saturday afternoon three more infections in the province, including two in Ia Pa District and one in Ayun Pa Town.
The three new patients attended a wedding party in Ia Ma Ron Commune, Ia Pa District on January 21 with a man who, together with his wife, tested positive for the coronavirus as the wife had come into close contact with patient No. 1,612 in the now epicenter of northern Hai Duong Province.