People from other areas will be banned from entering Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai as local authorities try to prevent coronavirus from the area.
People from other areas will be banned from entering Ly Son Island from August 12
Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee have just announced that they would stop issuing travel permits to Ly Son Island starting from August 12.
According to the announcement, only residents of Ly Son Island who have completed a mandatory quarantine period for Covid-19 prevention are allowed to return to the island.
People with business on the island can also travel there if they meet virus preventive regulations.
Ly Son Island District lies 15 nautical miles northeast of Quang Ngai Province. The island covers 10.3 square kilometres and has a population of 22,000 people.
The island has not reported any Covid-19 infections. But as the local healthcare system is limited with many patients with serious problems having to be sent to the mainland for treatment, local authorities want to prevent the pandemic from the island.
