Reuters reports:
Vietnam jailed a man on Monday for five years for breaking strict COVID-19 quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media reported.
Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted of “spreading dangerous infectious diseases” at a one-day trial at the People’s Court of the southern province of Ca Mau, the state-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
“Tri travelled back to Ca Mau from Ho Chi Minh City and breached the 21-day quarantine regulations,” the news agency said. “Tri infected eight people, one of whom died due to the virus after one month of treatment,” it added.
Read the full article.
Vietnamese man jailed for 5 years for spreading coronavirus https://t.co/XxSkNxls9q
— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) September 7, 2021