Details of activities and services temporarily suspended in Vinh City to prevent and control the epidemic

Pursuant to Decision No. 2972/QD-UBND dated August 14, 2021 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on establishing medical isolation areas and implementing social distancing according to Directive No. 15/CT-TTg dated March 27, 2020 of the Prime Minister, the People's CommitteeVinh cityIssue Plan No. 177/KH-UBND dated August 15 for implementation.

Vinh City stops on-site food and beverage services. Photo: Quang An

Accordingly, Vinh City directedtemporarily suspendedTypes of business and services in entertainment, recreation, and sports areas at stadiums, parks, and public places; gyms, fitness centers, yoga, massage, sauna, spa, beauty salons, bars, cafes, karaoke, dance clubs, billiards, hair salons; video game establishments, Internet access points, and swimming pools.

- For food service establishments: only take-out is allowed.

- For types of businesses and services that are allowed to operate: must ensure strict implementation of 5K as recommended by the Ministry of Health, arrange to ensure safe distance...

- Strictly manage services that have contact with many people such as shipper sales, online sales (weekly medical tests), bank transaction staff, post office...

Food services are only allowed to sell take-out. Photo: Quang An

For market and supermarket operations

- Temporarily suspend operations of the agricultural market attached to the western sub-committee of Vinh market (wholesale market). Implementation starts from August 14, 2021. Proactively suspend other markets and supermarkets when detecting risks of infection.

Require markets and supermarkets to properly implement the plans and measures for epidemic prevention that have been developed, assign responsibility to the Management Board or responsible department to implement management and operation in accordance with business reality, ensuring safety for workers and citizens.

Vinh City wholesale market is blocked. Photo: Quang An

- Require and guide people entering and participating in activities at markets, supermarkets, and shopping centers to strictly follow the 5K as recommended by the Ministry of Health: wear masks, wash hands with antiseptic solution and keep a minimum distance of 2m between people, limit the number of people participating in activities at the same time in the same area.

- Minimize opening and closing of market doors; do not open more than 5 doors, arrange forces to block and require 100% of people entering and exiting the market to strictly follow regulations on Covid-19 prevention.

- Organize forces to limit and strictly manage the number of cargo owners, vehicle owners... who are from other provinces and epidemic areas entering into goods exchange relations... to prevent and detect early sources of disease transmission.

For cultural and religious activities

- Temporarily suspend ritual, religious and belief activities; stop all cultural, artistic, sports and entertainment activities in public places.

- For weddings and funerals: Only organize within the family and with really necessary relationships. Do not gather more than 20 people for family gatherings and activities.

Taking samples for traders at Vinh wholesale market. Photo: Quang An

In addition, the city will maintain current checkpoints to fully control and implement epidemic prevention measures such as: Reporting the confirmation of rapid test results, PCR test with negative results, within 03 days from the date of sample collection; making medical declarations, measuring body temperature and spraying disinfectants according to regulations. Proactively applying information technology in medical declarations, traffic diversion at main intersections so that vehicles passing through other provinces do not enter Vinh city...

The city also directed units, forces, and wards and communes to strengthen propaganda about the epidemic, proactively control, handle, and promptly resolve all situations if an epidemic occurs in the area. Each agency, unit, and organization must build a self-management model and mobilize 4 on-site forces to carry out epidemic prevention work right at the grassroots level. Strengthencheck, processIn cases where businesses violate regulations on epidemic prevention...