The city said announced the measures in a statement on July 26, saying all mass gatherings of more than 30 people at public sites, entertainment areas, karaoke bars and massage parlours is banned from the afternoon of July 26.

A medical worker checks samples for Covid-19 at a heath centre in central Vietnam.

Trade centres, accommodations and restaurants, as well as relic sites are open, but strict measures are needed, including hand-washing stations, face masks and temperature checks.

Tours will be cancelled, and the ban will be in place for two weeks.

All people who had close contact with Covid-19 patient No 416 will be isolated in Lien Chieu and Hoa Vang districts.

Authorities also said medical declarations are required of those in close contact with the two patients or having visited the city’s general hospital in the last two weeks.

Da Nang asked the public security department to check foreigners staying at hotels and resorts in Da Nang.

The city said people should not go out or travel unless necessary, but urged hand-washing and face masks as well as keeping a distance of two metres.

In Hue, a student who had close contact with patient No 416 has been isolated. Her test result will be released by the Ministry of Health.

Quảng Ngai and Quang Nam provinces have ordered medical declarations from all people returning from Da Nang in the last two weeks. It warned that people who had visited the Đà Nẵng general hospital and the For You wedding centre in Da Nang should come to a health centre for checking and tests for SARS-CoV-2.

No new Covid-19 cases in Vietnam on July 27 morning

No new Covid-19 cases in Vietnam on July 27 morning. 

Vietnam records second Covid-19 community transmission in 100 days

A 61-year-old man in Da Nang was confirmed Vietnam's "patient 418" Sunday morning, the second case of Covid-19 community transmission since April 16.

Deputy PM orders preparedness for new Covid-19 developments

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, on July 24 urged all competent forces to remain vigilant and stand ready to cope with new developments of the pandemic.

Covid-19 figures in Vietnam on July 25 morning

Covid-19 figures in Vietnam on July 25 morning.

PepsiCo donates medical gear to boost Vietnam’s Covid-19 fight

PepsiCo Vietnam has donated medical supplies worth VND4.7 billion ($204,000) to six Vietnamese hospitals and health facilities to aid the country’s Covid-19 campaign.

Source: VNS