COVID-19: Village in Ha Nam completes 14-day lockdown

Four COVID-19 checkpoints in a village in Binh Nghia commune, Binh Luc district, Ha Nam province where patient No. 252 resides were officially removed on April 21 afternoon after a 14-day lockdown.
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Ha Nam (VNA) – Four COVID-19 checkpoints in a village in Binh Nghia commune, Binh Lucdistrict, Ha Nam province where patient No. 252 resides were officially removedon April 21 afternoon after a 14-day lockdown.

According to PhamQuang Thang, Chairman of the communal People's Committee, all 375 households inVillage 3 - Ngo Khe implemented social distancing seriously during the period.Most people stayed at home, did not go to other residential areas, and strictlyabided by the regulations of the Steering Committees for COVID-19 Preventionand Control at all levels to prevent the spread of the disease in thecommunity.

The Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control inBinh Nghia commune allocated funds to buy food for all households in thevillage as well as those facing difficulties in the commune. All households inthe quarantine area were provided with disinfectants, masks, cooking oil andother necessities.

In the comingtime, the communal Steering Committee will continue to persuade local people,especially those in Village 3. -Ngo Khe, to seriously implement the PrimeMinister's Directives 15 and 16 as well as the provincial and districtdirectives on COVID-19 prevention and combat measures, Thang added.

Previously, on April 7, after receiving information aboutpatient No. 251, the Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control inBinh Nghia commune established four temporary checkpoints managed by localpolice and military forces to disseminate preventive measures for localresidents, guide them how to fill in health declaration forms, and supervise villagers’enforcement of quarantine measures.

Vietnam has so far recorded 268 COVID-19 patients, with 216 people fullyrecovering and no dealths./.
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