Nghe An is centrally quarantining more than 9,200 people returning from epidemic areas.

According to a report from the Nghe An Province Center for Disease Control, as of the morning of August 5, the entire province is quarantining more than 11,600 people to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic. Of these, more than 9,200 cases are returning from epidemic areas across the country (of which, nearly 3,000 people are returning from Ho Chi Minh City).

In addition, in Nghe An, there are nearly 12,000 cases being quarantined at home and at their place of residence. Most of these people also returned from localities with epidemics in the community, but have not yet been socially isolated according to Directive 16 or higher.

A worker rides a motorbike from Binh Duong to Nghe An. Photo: Tien Hung

Meanwhile, most of the cases that are being quarantined are people who ride motorbikes from southern provinces and cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai... to their hometowns to avoid the epidemic spontaneously. In the past few days, Nghe An has also recorded dozens of cases of this type.

Many districts are also facing difficulties due to the large number of people spontaneously returning to avoid the epidemic. In Ky Son district, more than 1,300 people who have just returned by motorbike from southern provinces are being quarantined at boarding schools and community cultural houses. Many communes such as Na Ngoi, Muong Long, Huoi Tu... are at risk of being overloaded./.