Many places in Vinh city set up checkpoints to control entry and exit from villages to prevent epidemics.
(Baonghean.vn) - To prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic and ensure strict implementation of Directive 16, some communes in Vinh City have set up additional checkpoints to limit local people from going out and control people from other localities, especially in wards and communes where the epidemic has occurred.
In Nghi Kim commune, right in the southern areaBac Vinh bus station, where the branch road leads to hamlet 1, we came across a local checkpoint. This is a checkpoint to control the number of people entering and leaving the commune. At this checkpoint, there are always at least 4 people on duty, including 1 commune official, 1 militiaman, a police officer and a representative of the hamlet.
Mr. Bui Dinh Tuan - Cultural Officer of Nghi Kim Commune, Team Leader on duty at this checkpoint, said that the task of the checkpoint is to limit people in the commune from traveling too much when carrying out the task.Directive No.16, especially limit going to other wards and communes and then returning. Because in reality, if people are allowed to move freely, it will be very easy to bring pathogens back to the village.
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| Checkpoint at the entrance to hamlet 1, Nghi Kim commune carefully checks vehicles entering the village. Photo: Tien Dong |
Nghi Kim commune currently has 4 checkpoints, located on 4 main roads. Of which, there is 1 checkpoint connecting to Nghi Van commune, Nghi Loc district and 1 checkpoint located on Dang Thai Mai street to control the number of workers working at Bac Vinh Industrial Park entering and leaving the locality. These are the checkpoints with the most frequent and densest traffic of people and vehicles.
Mr. Nguyen Van Khiem - Chairman of Nghi Kim Commune People's Committee said: Regarding the force on duty at the checkpoints, the local government has mobilized more than 30 people to work day and night, including commune officials, militia, police officers and representatives of hamlet management boards. In particular, when the outbreak at Vinh wholesale market was discovered, the locality identified 175 people who regularly go to this market, and at the same time conducted zoning and rapid testing with negative results.
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| A checkpoint set up by the hamlet in Nghi Lien commune, at this checkpoint there is only one person on duty, rotating during the day. Photo: Tien Dong |
In addition to Nghi Kim commune, Nghi Lien commune is also a locality that has implemented strict control of people's movement. This locality currently has 10 hamlets with nearly 11,000 people. Notably, in the Vinh wholesale market epidemic, there have been 42 cases of people from Nghi Lien commune involved. In addition, there are 3 cases of direct contact with F0 who have been sent to centralized quarantine and 106 cases of close contact with 3 F1 are also being quarantined at home.
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| Due to the lack of people, at some checkpoints and hamlets, ropes have been stretched and barricades have been set up. Fearing the epidemic, people have also limited their trips outside. Photo: Tien Dong |
Currently, in addition to a city checkpoint located on the old National Highway 1A, right at the turnoff toLung Hospital(Nghi Van commune, Nghi Loc district), in Nghi Lien commune, 24 checkpoints have been established on the roads leading to the commune center, including 5 checkpoints arranged by the commune and 19 checkpoints deployed by hamlets.
Mr. Nguyen Huy Duong - a militiaman, who is on duty at the gate of Phuc Hau hamlet, said: This checkpoint was set up by the hamlet to control and limit outsiders from entering. The entire Phuc Hau hamlet has 6 checkpoints, mainly located at the beginning of National Highway 1A leading into the hamlet.
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| Right at the Nghi Lien commune gate, a checkpoint was set up by the commune. Four guards were stationed there day and night to limit people from leaving the commune and strictly control people from other localities. Photo: Tien Dong |
Given the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, especially when Nghi Lien commune has many people selling vegetables and fruits at Vinh wholesale market, it goes without saying that the people here are worried. Therefore, according to Mr. Tran Duc Dung - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee, Deputy of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of the commune, when the commune set up checkpoints, the people responded very well, even if anyone did not comply and openly traveled in defiance of Directive 16, they would still be reacted by the people. Particularly for people from outside the commune entering, especially in wards and communes with epidemics, the checkpoints are required to have a valid Covid-19 test certificate.
Around the city, there are 13 large checkpoints established by the city and 29 small checkpoints established by wards and communes. In addition, there are more than 10 checkpoints controlling trails through fields and cemeteries assigned to the hamlets to look after. The F0 blockade checkpoints in the inner city change frequently, and when there is an F0, a checkpoint is set up. For each F0 case detected, 3-5 checkpoints are usually set up to blockade.
