Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung speaks at a meeting of the city’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Authorities
in have
ordered the temporary closure of and from February 2 early morning, as part of the
efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the city, according to
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung.
Previously, municipal authorities ordered the closure of bars
and karaoke clubs to avoid large crowds, and required
restaurants to have partitions.
Addressing a meeting of the
municipal Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention
and Control on February 1, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of
Health Hoang Duc Hanh said Hanoi had so far recorded 19 COVID-19 cases linked to the COVID-19 outbreaks in northern Hai Duong and Quang Ninh provinces.
The zoning, tracing and quarantine for F1 cases were urgently implemented, Hanh
noted.
Affirming that this new wave of
COVID-19 spreads quickly and can become more complicated, Hanh proposed to
raise the prevention work by one level.
He said that the
contact tracing must be quickened, towards swiftly collecting samples and quarantining
of those from pandemic-hit areas.
Hanoi has so far identified about
15,000 people relating to the outbreaks in Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, of them
10,000 have been tested, he said.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung asked relevant
agencies to arrange concentrated quarantine for F1 cases, and focus on tracing
F1, F2 and F3 cases.
In a meeting with the municipal People’s Committee the same
day, Deputy
Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam urged Hanoi authorities to complete the collection of
samples for those from pandemic-hit areas before January 4./.
Source: VietnamPlus
