Under the decision, Thinh My street area in Hoi An City with 163 households which is home to 3 Covid-19 cases have been put under quarantine since midnight Sunday.
Quang Nam isolates areas amid Covid-19 case rise.
Authorities set up five quarantine stations in the area, including three on Lac Long Quan Street, one on Truong Minh Hung Street and the other on De Vong Street.
Many other vulnerable areas in Dien Ban District have been isolated since Sunday afternoon, including Chau Lau Village and part of Dong Duc Village with 1,800 people in total; Nam Ha Village with 2,004 people and part of Dien Nam Dong Ward with 1,200 people.
Meanwhile, Residential Area 4 in Dien Hong Commune with 184 people is also in the list.
In Thang Binh District, provincial authorities have zoned and isolated Luu Minh residential area in Ha Lam Town which has 384 people since midnight Sunday.
By Monday morning, Hoi An had 12 Covid-19 cases. Around 230 people have been identified to have had close contact with the patients; while 500 others have contacted them at varying levels.
Since July 31, authorities in Quang Nam have decided to reinstate enhanced social distancing regulations throughout the popular tourist city of Hoi An for Covid-19 prevention.
