Nghe An will continue to quarantine all people returning from Da Nang.

Daily body temperature checks for people in centralized quarantine to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: Thanh Cuong

After the transport operation to and from the cityDanangrestored from 0:00 on September 7, it is expected that many Nghe An people who are living, working and studying here will return to their hometown.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of the Department of Health, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Disease Prevention and ControlCovid-19Nghe An province said: Currently, the Government and the Ministry of Health have not issued specific instructions on disease prevention quarantine for people returning to their localities from Da Nang city after the Ministry of Transport requested agencies and units to restore 100% of the operating frequency of cars, trains, airplanes, water vehicles... carrying passengers to and from Da Nang from 0:00 on September 7, 2020.

However, in order to meet the province's requirements for Covid-19 prevention and control in the context of Nghe An people living, working and studying in Da Nang returning to their hometown, on the morning of September 7, the Department of Health asked for the opinion of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to have appropriate and timely solutions.

Accordingly, those who have worked, examined, treated and cared for patients at Da Nang hospitals; those who have been in close contact with Covid-19 patients upon returning to Nghe An will be quarantined to prevent and control Covid-19.

For other cases of workers, students, and residents in Da Nang (other than the above cases), Nghe An province will conduct home quarantine.

Nghe An province requires people returning to their locality from Da Nang city to strictly declare their health, wear masks, and install the Bluezone early warning application.