Can Tho to suspend non-essential services over coronavirus concerns
Can Tho to suspend non-essential services over coronavirus concerns
The authorities of Can Tho City ordered suspension on mass gatherings and a wide range of non-essential services starting from tomorrow, June 16, until further notice as part of the city’s efforts to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
A medical worker checks the body temperature of a motorcyclist amid coronavirus fears. The authorities of Can Tho City ordered suspension on mass gatherings and a wide range of non-essential services starting from tomorrow, June 16, until further notice – PHOTO: VNA
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According to the municipal government’s dispatch issued today, the suspension will be imposed on cultural and sports events with a large number of people, entertainment sites, cinemas, gyms, swimming pools, billiards, martial arts centers, yoga studios, beauty salons, massage and karaoke parlors, bars and clubs.
Moreover, large gatherings of over 10 people are also banned. People are required to practice anti-virus measures and keep a safe physical distance from each other, reported Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.
As for coffee shops and eateries, take-away services are encouraged.
All State employees, especially medical workers, are not allowed to move out of the city.
Further, local competent forces and anti-Covid-19 teams were told to visit local households to request local residents to make health declarations and install Bluezone, a mobile app allowing residents to declare their health status, to update the latest Covid-19 news and to ascertain whether they have come into close contact with coronavirus patients, among other functions.
The forces have to collect the mobile phone numbers of each resident, make a list and send it to the municipal Department of Health before 4 p.m. on June 17.
