The lockdown has been applied to Block A in the Sun View Town residential area in Thu Duc District, HCM City from 11 am today, May 18. The block is home to more than 500 apartments.
The move came after a local resident tested positive for Covid-19. The 35-year-old man was taken to Thu Duc Hospital for examination. Four people in his family who had close contact with him have been sent to a quarantine site. Authorities have continued defining others who had come into close contact with the patient.
Barriers have been set up to quarantine the site. Authorities sterilised the area.
Dozens of medical workers have been sent for Covid-19 testing.
Sun View Town residential area has four buildings housing around 6,000 people.
