Ha Noi lifts lockdown in COVID-19 hotspot Ha Loi

May 06, 2020 6:00 AM GMT+7

VGP - H a Loi commune in Me Linh District, one of the main hotspots for COVID-19 in Ha N o i , ended its 28-day lockdown at midnight on May 6.

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During the lockdown period, 12 checkpoints were set up around Ha Loi commune for 24-hour control for fear of the outbreak of COVID-19.

Residents in Ha Loi commune were not allowed to travel outside the area from April 8-May 5. Ha Loi commune is home to nearly 3,000 households with around 11,000 people.

The lockdown of Ha Loi commune is regarded as a prompt and necessary measures to prevent the transmissions of COVID-19 into community as a 47-year old man residing in the commune (patient numbered 243) was tested positive for the virus.

Three out of the 13 COVID-19 patients from HLoi commune have recovered.

As of early May 6, Viet Nam has confirmed 271 COVID-19 infection cases, of whom 232 have been cleared of the virus and recovered. 

The country has reported zero new COVID-19 infection case in the community for the past 20 days. 

By Thuy Dung 

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