Vinh City and Thai Hoa Town Police distribute free masks to passersby.

Accordingly, within 1 hour on the morning of February 2, the traffic control team at Bac Vinh Bus Station area, under the Traffic Police - Order Team, Vinh City Police organized the distribution of nearly 2,000 free masks to passersby, passengers on public transport, passenger cars...

Traffic control team at Bac Vinh Bus Station area gives masks to bus passengers.

Captain Pham Quoc Hoi, from the traffic control team at Bac Vinh Bus Station, said: This is the first day the Team has organized the distribution of free masks to passersby, with the goal of promoting the wearing of masks to prevent disease and protect the health of the community.

Also according to Captain Hoi, based on the direction of the Provincial Police Director at the conference on implementing solutions to prevent and combat the Corona virus epidemic on the morning of February 1, currently each of our officers and soldiers wear medical masks when in contact and working with people.

Giving masks and combining disease prevention propaganda to passengers waiting for buses at Bac Vinh Bus Station.

Faced with the complicated developments of the acute pneumonia epidemic caused by the new strain of the Corona virus, in order to contribute to disease prevention and control, on the morning of February 2, the Youth Union of Thai Hoa Town Police coordinated with the Town Traffic Police Team to distribute 1,200 free medical masks to people participating in traffic, focusing on distributing them to drivers and passengers on public transport and passenger cars on National Highway 48.

Thai Hoa Town Police provide free medical masks to traffic participants. Photo: Minh Thai

Along with the free distribution of medical masks, the Youth Union and the Traffic Police force also propagated traffic participants to drive in the correct lanes and at the permitted speed; at the same time, reminded people to further improve the prevention of acute pneumonia caused by the corona virus by wearing masks when participating in traffic and washing hands and feet with sanitizer.