Bac Ninh City begins social distancing on May 18

During this time, Bac Ninh province will focus on reviewing, screening, and zoning high-risk individuals in epidemic-hit areas. Meanwhile, the entire Quế Võ district has been placed under social distancing in line with Directive 15.

So far, Bac Ninh has applied social distancing to four out of eight administrative units at the district level. Seven units have recorded Covid-19 cases since April 29 when the current outbreak began, bringing the total to 297 as of 2 pm May 18. Thuận Thành district is the largest hot spot with 249 cases.

Explaining their decision, the province said the worsening Covid-19 situation is threatening public health and causing a negative effect on socio-economic development.

Directive 15 just bans big gatherings in offices and public places. But Directive 16 prohibits contact between families, between villages, between communes, between districts, between cities and between provinces.