About 80,000 people, mostly local tourists, are being evacuated from the popular Vietnamese beach city of Da Nang after a new coronavirus outbreak.
About 80,000 people, mostly local tourists, are being evacuated from the popular Vietnamese beach city of Da Nang after more than a dozen people there were confirmed to have COVID-19, the government said Monday.in dealing with the coronavirus, reimposed a social distancing order in Da Nang following the confirmation of the cases, the first known to be locally transmitted in the country in over three months.
A 57-year-old man Saturday was confirmed to be infected with COVID-19, the country’s first local case since April. Three more cases were confirmed over the weekend, followed by 11 more on Monday, the Ministry of Health said.The new outbreak sparked fear among tourists in the city, with many cutting their trips short.
The Civil Aviation Administration said the country’s four airlines had added extra flights and larger planes to transport the people, mostly domestic tourists, out of the city.
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