Vietnam's tourism haven Da Nang to be placed under one-week hard lockdown, starting Monday

The famous Rong Bridge spans across the Han Riverinn Da Nang. The city will be locked down for a week, starting from Monday (Aug 16). - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, Aug 15 (Vietnam News/ANN): Da Nang will lock down seven districts for a week, starting from 8am, Monday (Aug 16) to midnight on Aug 23, as the number of coronavirus cases has still remained at an average of 70 per day for 15 consecutive days, two weeks since it enforced the stringent Government’s Directive 16 across the city since late July.

The city’s People’s Committee released a statement on Saturday morning, saying testing will be accelerated during the lock-down period to eliminate possible unknown sources of infection in the community and identify ‘green zones’.