Vinh City: 'If you don't wear a mask, don't go to the market'
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 29, after 2 days of receiving an urgent dispatch from the Vinh City People's Committee regarding mandatory mask wearing, most of the Management Boards of traditional markets in the city have urgently deployed epidemic prevention measures, many places resolutely do not allow people to enter the market without wearing masks.
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On the morning of April 29, after the Vinh City People's Committee issued an urgent dispatch requiring mandatory mask wearing in public places, the Management Board of traditional markets resolutely implemented anti-epidemic measures: Posting recommendations on mask wearing; setting up checkpoints to check people entering and leaving the market and arranging hand sanitizer. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
Vinh train station market, where thousands of small traders do business and thousands of customers come and go every day, epidemic prevention work is being thoroughly implemented. If before, thewear maskThe market management board has not yet complied with the regulations, but today, with the determination of the market management board, people have shown good compliance.
At the entrances to the market, there are mask sales points for people who forget to bring their own.
Mr. Nguyen Tat Ha - Head of security teamVinh Railway Station Marketsaid: “In addition to propagating on the loudspeaker system and going to the counters to remind people, we also assigned staff to stand at the entrances and exits of the market to control people, reminding those who do not wear masks. However, some people have not taken it seriously.”
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Mask stalls are located right at the entrances of Vinh Railway Station Market to serve people. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
At Vinh market - the trading hub of Nghe An and neighboring provinces, the market management board has increased control over the wearing of masks. Leaflets recommending the "5K" of the Ministry of Health have been distributed to businesses; market management forces have gone directly to each stall to propagate and remind. At the same time, hand sanitizer tables have been arranged to serve people when entering and leaving the market.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Oanh, a clothing retailer at Vinh Market's main hall, said: "Our stall has hand sanitizer and masks ready to serve customers. The epidemic is complicated and unpredictable, so prevention is better than cure. Only when the epidemic is pushed back can we hope to stabilize our business."
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Most traders and residents comply with wearing masks. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
At Coi market (Hung Loc commune, Vinh), the market management board divided into 3 groups, set up barriers at 3 entrances to the market to remind people, if they do not comply, they will absolutely not be allowed to enter the market.
Mr. Cao Van Cuong - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for PreventionCovid-19 epidemicHung Loc commune said: Although the market is small, with only 300 business stalls, it is determined that this is a place with a high potential risk of epidemics, so epidemic prevention work is being implemented drastically. After receiving the official dispatch from the City People's Committee, we directed the Market Management Board to continuously announce and propagate on the loudspeaker system; distribute documents to business households. At the same time, rearrange hand-washing stations, set up checkpoints to control mask wearing at the entrances and exits of the market, and those who do not comply will be resolutely not allowed to enter the market.
In addition, mobilize small traders, each stall arranges 1 bottle of sanitizer to serve customers; the commune will support chemicals forspray disinfectant marketThe commune's epidemic prevention and control committee coordinates with the market management board to regularly inspect, control and strictly handle violations.
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The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Hung Loc Commune established teams to inspect and remind people to wear masks in public places. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
With the active participation of functional forces, up to now, most traders and people coming to buy and sell at the markets have worn masks seriously and complied with epidemic prevention regulations.
“The Department has sent an official dispatch to districts, cities and towns on strengthening epidemic prevention in markets and shopping malls. Accordingly, in addition to strengthening propaganda to raise awareness for traders and business units to wear masks, market management boards, cooperatives, enterprises managing and exploiting markets and shopping malls coordinate with local police and local epidemic prevention steering committees to strengthen inspection and supervision to promptly detect and strictly handle violations of epidemic prevention work.”