Nghe An: Detected case of using ambulance to transport passengers during epidemic

At around 6:05 p.m. on August 28, Mobile Patrol Team No. 1 coordinated with Checkpoint No. 7, Vinh City Police, while on duty to control and prevent the Covid-19 epidemic at the 72m road intersecting with Ngo Duc Mai Street, the border between Hung Dong Commune (Vinh City) and Hung Tay Commune (Hung Nguyen), they discovered an ambulance with license plate 37A-166.43, with priority lights on and traveling on the 72m road in the direction from Vinh City to Hung Nguyen District.

The working group stopped the car for inspection and learned that the driver was Mr. NXS (born in 1982), residing in Xom Ngu Loc, Hung Loc commune (Vinh city), carrying 3 people on the car: Ms. NTH (born in 1994), residing in Xom Ngu Loc, Hung Loc commune; Mr. N.D.Q (born in 1990), residing in Vinh Lac block, Dong Vinh ward and Mr. N.D.T (born in 1992), residing in Trung Thuan hamlet, Hung Dong commune (Vinh city).

Record violations. Photo: CACC

Upon inspection, it was discovered that the vehicle was not carrying sick people or people in need of emergency care and the people on board could not present the required documents for travel in and out of Vinh City according to Decision No. 3090/QD-UBND dated August 22, 2021 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province.

4 cases were discovered in the car. Photo: CACC

Mr. NXS confessed to driving the ambulance carrying the above people from Hung Loc commune (Vinh city) to Thanh Chuong district to handle personal matters.

The working group has drawn up a record to handle the above 4 citizens for the violation of "Failure to comply with measures to prevent and control infectious diseases as required by competent agencies and organizations"; at the same time, it has completed the dossier to propose a fine of 30 million VND for these 4 citizens.