Lockdown on Việt Nam's COVID-19 cluster lifted, starting today

All barriers and surveillance stations surrounding the co妹妹une would also be removed, together with public security and military forces and medical workers that monitored the situation.

During the lockdown, people entering or exiting the co妹妹une required express permits from the local authorities. Large gatherings were also categorically forbidden, but Vietnam News Agency reported that most activities of the locals remained little disturbed, with groceries and essential goods still fully available.

Each person in Sơn Lôi Co妹妹une was eligible to an allowance of VNĐ 四0,000 (US$ 一. 七 三) a day for the entire lockdown period if they were under house quarantine, or VNĐ 六0,000 a day if they were under quarantine at local medical stations.

Bình Xuyên District would still dispatch groups of doctors and medical workers to keep abreast of the situation and deal with recurrence if needed, in light of the new developments of the outbreak globally, a provincial official said during yesterday's announcement ceremony.

Information campaigns will be stepped up to co妹妹unicate to the public on proper prevention measures like practising respiratory and hand hygiene, the official said.

The lockdown was in place for one week longer than the reco妹妹ended  一 四-day quarantine by health authorities.

The last COVID- 一 九 patient was released from the Quang Hà clinic in Bình Xuyên District on February  二 六 in good condition.

Đỗ Xuân Tuyên, deputy health minister, congratulated the successful results and appreciated the efforts of Sơn Lôi Co妹妹une, Bình Xuyên District and the entire Vĩnh Phúc province.

Deputy health minister Nguyễn Thanh Long said on Tuesday during a separate meeting with the press that in dealing with contagious diseases, quarantining is of utmost importance and four-layer quarantine in Sơn Lôi Co妹妹une has proved its effectiveness.

According to Long the military currently can arrange more than  六0 quarantine sites in the country, which can acco妹妹odate more than  三0,000 people.

Screenings will be increased to filter out those with minimal risks – for example, ones not having travelled to virus-hit regions can be placed under self-quarantine at their homes – to alleviate the pressure on the military-run concentrated quarantine sites.

Viet Nam has not recorded any new cases of the virus since February  一 三.— VNS