Mass medical quarantine lifted in Quynh Luu district after 2 weeks without community cases

The People's Committee of Nghe An province has just issued a decision to stop establishing medical quarantine zones for a series of self-managed groups in 4 blocks in Cau Giat town (Quynh Luu). The application time is from 0:00 on September 1.

A corner of Cau Giat town. Photo courtesy

This move comes exactly 2 weeks after Cau Giat town recorded no community infections. Thus, in Quynh Luu district, there are currently no areas that need to be quarantined.

According to Mr. Vu Hong Quang - Director of Quynh Luu District Medical Center, the source of this outbreak has not yet been determined. "Currently, someone related to this outbreak has tested positive for Covid-19. The first case discovered was a man selling sugarcane juice," Mr. Quang said.

Quynh Luu district has so far recorded a total of 146 Covid-19 cases. Mr. Nguyen Van Thuong - Vice Chairman of Quynh Luu District People's Committee said that the last time the district recorded a case in the community was on August 17. Meanwhile, in the past 4 days, the district has not recorded any cases in the quarantine area. However, Quynh Luu district is still strictly implementing social distancing according to Directive 16.