Stricter COVID-19 prevention in cultural, sports, and tourism sector requested – Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism has issued Document No 5050 / BVHTTDL-VHCS, requesting that People’s Committees
of provinces and centrally-run cities strictly implement in
culture, sport, and tourism activities.
prevention work in these fields must be
strictly conducted in line with guiding documents and instructions from the
Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Culture, s and Tourism.
Tour operators, accommodation establishments,
tourism service providers, cultural, physical training, and sports
establishments, and museums, tourism destination management boards, and
organisation committees of festivals are required to apply COVID-19 prevention
regulations and measures in accordance with the guidance documents from the two
ministries.
Accommodation establishments must register and
declare daily any relevant information in line with instructions in Document No
4159 / BVHTTDL-TCDL dated November 9, 2020 from the Ministry of , Sports
and Tourism.
Plans will be outlined to ensure the safety and
security of tourists and people participating in cultural and sports activities
and visitors to museums, cultural heritage sites, and festivals.
COVID-19 prevention instructions will be also
popularised on posters and leaflets and via loudspeakers at tourism sites,
museums, cultural and historical relic sites, cultural and sports
establishments, and festival venues.
In the event of a new pandemic outbreak or the
risk of community infection, the organisation of festivals will be suspended or
adjusted in terms of scale, time, and form to ensure disease prevention
regulations are met.
People are requested to wear a face mask when
participating in tourism, cultural, and sports activities in public places,
visiting museums, historical relics, landscapes, and festivals.
The inspection and examination of the
implementation of COVID-19 pandemic prevention measures will be strengthened,
while violations will be severely punished./.
Source: VietnamPlus
