Five suspected coronavirus patients in Ninh Binh province tested negative

Currently, as many as around 70 people in the province are under observation by local health officials as they underwent a close contact with suspected patients of coronavirus. Among them, over 30 people live in Nho Quan, 20 in Yen Khanh, and 15 in Kim Son districts.

Facing the complicated spread of nCoV, Ninh Binh Provincial People's Committee has issued a document requesting local units to suspend the organisation of spring festivals and crowded activities in the northern province.

On February, 3rd Ninh Binh department of Education and trainning has issued a document to allow pupils and students to leave school amidst the prevalence of nCoV.

Accordingly, local students at all levels are allowed to leave school from February 3 to the end of February 8. Local schools were asked to coordinate with the concerned medical facilities to organise disinfectant spray before students return to school, while coordinating with their families to do spread the relevant information on the prevention and control of epidemics.

Meanwhile, at Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival, which is the first festival in Ninh Binh held in the early spring 2020, the number of visitors to the pagoda decreased significantly compared to the previous year. During the last weekend, Bai Dinh Pagoda provided over 10,000 free medical masks for tourists to prevent nCoV spread.

Translated by Nguyen Thuy