Evening of May 26: 115 more positive cases; arrested girl who is F1 and escaped from centralized quarantine twice
(Baonghean.vn) - On May 26, Vietnam recorded 235 new cases. The number of community cases from April 27 to now is 3,028.
On the evening of May 26, the Ministry of Health recorded 115 positive cases of nCoV in the country, including 39 in Bac Giang, 64 in Bac Ninh, 9 in Hanoi, 2 in Hai Duong, and 1 in Thai Nguyen.
On May 26, Vietnam recorded 235 new cases. The number of community cases from April 27 to now is 3,028. 115 new cases tonight were recorded from number 5972-6086.
In another development, on May 26, Phu Ly City Police (Ha Nam) arrested Trang Thi Dung (18 years old, in Muong Nhe district, Dien Bien province), who was an F1 case but escaped from the centralized quarantine area.
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Police work with Dung (red shirt).. |
According to the police, Dung lives in Si Pa Phin commune, Nam Po district. This is a locality that is implementing lockdown and social distancing to prevent and combat the Covid-19 epidemic.
By the afternoon of May 24, Dung continued to escape from the quarantine area, forcing Dien Bien Provincial Police to issue a notice, requesting that other provinces coordinate in the search.
After that, through checking, Chau Son Ward Police (Phu Ly City, Ha Nam) discovered Dung in a rented room in Hung Dao residential group.