Nghe An: Highlights on August 15

*COn the afternoon of August 15, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of the province went toinspect, encourage and give gifts to the forces on dutyat the quarantine area.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung and his delegation inspected the centralized quarantine area at the Student Village of Vinh University Campus 2 (Nghi Phong Commune, Nghi Loc District). The quarantine area was re-activated after Nghe An Province had a policy to bring Nghe An citizens from Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces back to their hometowns.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung presents gifts to the forces on duty at the quarantine area. Photo: Pham Bang

*Tfrom 6:00 p.m. on August 14 to 6:00 p.m. on August 15,Nghe An recorded 24 new positive caseswith Covid-19. Thus, from June 13 to now, the province has recorded 519 Covid-19 patients in 19 localities.

In related developments, bInitial estimates identified nearly 1,900 people related to Vinh wholesale market from July 31 to August 14.

Authorities took samples from households on Cao Xuan Huy Street, Vinh Tan Ward. Photo: QA

*DTo prevent the Covid-19 epidemic, on August 15,Vinh CityandNghi Loc districthave implemented social distancing according to Directive 15. At the same time, non-essential business services including hair cutting and shampooing services, beauty salons, karaoke businesses, saunas, massage parlors, spas, gyms, yoga studios, billiards... in the areaHung Nguyen districthad to temporarily stop operations on the afternoon of August 15.

On the afternoon of August 15, the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province had a meeting with Nghi Loc district. Photo: Thanh Chung

*TIn related developments, on the first day of social distancing in Vinh City,increased consumption of goodsAccording to a survey at the markets, due to the blockade of the wholesale market, many small traders at the traditional markets related to the wholesale market have proactively stopped selling, so the supply of some goods is limited, therefore, purchasing power has increased, and the prices of green vegetables, fruits, etc. have increased slightly.

Seafood products are also "sold out". Photo: Thanh Phuc

*LIVEIn the field of sports, in the list of the Vietnam national team just announced, coach Park Hang-seo hassummon Pham Tuan Hai, who has never appeared in the U23 and the Vietnam national team before. Tuan Hai was born in 1998, currently playing for Hong Linh Ha Tinh Club in V.League. He said he was very surprised when he was called up to the national team. Meanwhile, many opinions say that, in the attack, it is likely thatVan Duc and Tien Linh.

Vietnam National Team's training session on August 14. Photo: Hai Hoang