After 55 Days, Vietnam Reports Local COVID-19 Outbreak

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc confirmed 82 new community infection cases of COVID-19 on January 28, 2021. Vietnam had gone 55 days without reporting local infections.

All of the latest COVID-19 patients are in Vietnam's northern provinces of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh. The Prime Minister ordered the subordinate levels to continue strict measures, including not allowing Hai Duong and Quang Ninh residents to leave their localities.

In Chi Linh, residents are asked to stay at home and only leave their places for essential needs such as buying food and medicines or medical emergencies, go to work at agencies, factories, businesses, and services establishments not told to close down, and other emergencies. And a gathering of more than two people is not allowed outside agencies, places of residence, schools, and hospitals.