Eight provinces and cities have closed schools as part of Covid-19 prevention efforts amid a new threat of a virus outbreak.
The Hanoi Department of Education and Training late Monday afternoon issued an urgent announcement on closing schools after a local man tested positive for Covid-19.
"All education institutions from preschool to high school levels will close from May 4 until further notice," the department announced. "Schools will organise online classes from May 5."
Several universities in Hanoi including the Economics University and the Engineering and Technology University under the Vietnam National University in Hanoi have also announced that all classes will be organised online from May 4.
The education department in Danang City also sent out an urgent document to local education agencies at 10 pm on May 3 which said that all schools would be closed from May 4 until new notice is issued.
The central city also reported one Covid-19 patient in the community and the infection sources have not yet defined.
As of Tuesday morning, eight provinces and cities including Vinh Phuc, Ha Nam, Yen Bai, Hanoi, Danang, Quang Nam, An Giang, and Hung Yen have decided to temporarily close schools after Covid-19 community infections were reported.
Four more Covid-19 patients were confirmed on Tuesday morning including two locally-transmitted cases in Hanoi and Danang, raising the total number of patients in the country to 2,985, the Ministry of Health reported.
Schools closed in many localities due to new Covid-19 outbreak
Eight provinces and cities have closed schools for Covid-19 prevention amid threats of new virus outbreaks in the community.
Source: dtinews.vn
