Locals depart Da Nang ahead of tightening COVID-19 control measures

From midday on July 22 residents from Da Nang city won’t be permitted to go to Quang Nam province. If people do enter the locality then they will be forced to be put into isolation.

A large number of locals begin leaving Da Nang city to head to Quang Nam province on the morning of July 22.

The sheer number of people making the journey results in heavy traffic congestion at a checkpoint in Dien Ban town in Quang Nam province.

Due to the overcrowding situation, on-duty officials ask that people fill in information forms.

Ms. Be carries fish from Hoi An city in Quang Nam province by motorbike daily in order to sell them at Tuy Loan market in Da Nang city, although now she must come back home immediately in the morning.

Ms. Be spends about one and a half hours attempting to escape the crowds so she can return home to Quang Nam province.

Many people take time to complete information forms on their motorbikes.

People form a long line on the road which connects Da Nang city to Quang Nam province.

People entering Quang Nam province won’t be allowed to return to Da Nang City. If necessary, then they are required to undergo an isolation period when they come back to the city.

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VOV.VN - The administration of Quang Nam province have requested that locals return to the locality before midday on July 22 due to COVID-19 quarantine checkpoints being set up in order to tighten pandemic control measures, causing an exodus of people leaving Da Nang.