Right after these two Covid-19 infections were reported, the Steering Committee for Covid-19 prevention and control of Bac Giang city quickly directed lockdown measure in Mia market and adjacent areas. 10 close contacts (F1 cases) and 366 residents in the lockdown area were taken specimens immediately for Covid-19 test in the evening of August 15.

Mia market is locked down to fight against the pandemic.

Now, F1 cases have been put into centralized quarantine. The households in the lockdown area are required to strictly obey home isolation, not to go out or contact with neighbors.

According to the report, there are 1,044 long-haul drivers in Bac Giang province in which Luc Ngan district takes the largest number with 237 drivers. Most of the long-haul drivers are under close health supervision, who are regularly tested to pass through the inter-provincial checkpoints for transportation of goods and the pandemic prevention and control.

Bac Giang launches online public services to support people affected by Covid-19 pandemic

(BGO) – The Chairman of Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee has issued document to launch online public services to support employers and employees affected by Covid-19 pandemic.

Bac Giang presents nearly 360 tonnes of medical supplies and necessities to provinces in Covid-19 fight

(BGO) – At the checkpoint in Phu Dong bridge, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) and Youth Federation in Bac Giang province on August 8 morning handed over nearly 30 tonnes of medical supplies and necessities totally worth over 650 million VND (28,300 USD) to support Hanoi city in Covid-19 fight.  

Former epicenter Bac Giang nearly Covid free

Bac Giang, Vietnam's biggest coronavirus hotspot last May, has seen 99.9 percent of its Covid-19 patients recover.

Bac Giang supports over 9,300 labours affected by Covid-19 pandemic

(BGO) – In the fourth Covid-19 outbreak, 590 big businesses in Bac Giang province were severely affected with more than 227,600 labourers losing their jobs, 4,500 of whom were F0 and 25,400 were F1 cases.

16 percent of Bac Giang population vaccinated against Covid-19

(BGO) – As of August 2, Bac Giang province had received 368,450 Covid-19 vaccine doses of UK’s Astrazeneca, China’s Vero Cell and US’s Pfizer and Moderna distributed by the Ministry of Health.