Nghe An: Highlights on May 21
(Baonghean.vn) - Voters in 4 mountainous districts of Nghe An cast ballots early; Nghe An farmers are excited because spring rice prices have increased; A family in close contact with a Covid-19 patient has been urgently quarantined; a "Covid hotspot" commune in Nghe An has lifted its blockade order... are the highlights of May 21.
*NOn May 21, voters in the mountainous districts of Nghe An, Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Que Phong, and Con Cuong, went to vote early at 207 polling stations, accounting for 6.05% of the total number of polling stations in the province. In Con Cuong district,thousands of voters in Tra Lan regionexcited to vote; Que Phong has nearly 4,000 votersparticipate in early votingin 10 areas of special difficulty; In Ky Son there aremore than 30,000 voters in 16 border communesparticipate in early voting; Meanwhile, Tuong Duongearly voting held in 30 precinctsbelonging to Nhon Mai, Mai Son, Huu Khuong and Luong Minh communes with the participation of nearly 5,100 voters.
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View of the early voting area in Muong Long village, Tri Le commune. Photo: Quang An |
*VThis Spring 2021, Nghe An farmers are excited whengood harvest, high priceand easy to sell. These days, people are actively harvesting in the fields and speeding up the progress of land preparation for the summer-autumn crop...
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Traders use harvesters to buy fresh rice right at the field, so farmers don't have to dry it and save on transportation costs. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
*SOn May 21, Mr. Ho Sy Duong - Director of Hoang Mai Town Medical Center said that medical staff are thoroughly investigating the epidemic.Find people who have been in contact with a family F1in the area. This family is F1 of the Covid-19 patient in Dien Bien province, waiting for the Ministry of Health to announce.
Meanwhile, the Southwest Nghe An Regional General Hospital said that it had just received the Covid-19 test results of a patient who died with epidemiological factors upon returning from the epidemic area of Bac Ninh. The results showed that this person was negative for Covid-19.
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Medical staff took samples from F1 family that night. Photo: Contributor |
*VAt 7:00 a.m. on May 21, the Covid-19 epidemic center in Quynh Lap commune (Hoang Mai town) waslift blockade and medical quarantineThis is also the time when Hoang Mai town ends social isolation according to Directive 15 of the Prime Minister.
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People are excited after the blockade was lifted. Photo: Thanh Cuong |