Vietnam man jailed for five years for spreading coronavirus

The man was sentenced for ‘spreading dangerous infectious disease’ after breaching quarantine rules and passing Covid to at least eight people

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A court in Vietnam has jailed a man for five years for breaking strict Covid 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 on Monday at the people’s court of the southern province of Ca Mau, the state-run Vietnam News Agency reported.

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