Vinh City: All 25 wards and communes set up checkpoints to check people traveling on the road.

InNghi Phu communeOn August 17, the authorities simultaneously patrolled and handled cases of non-compliance.Directive No.16Government's social distancing measures, focusing on major roads and urban areas in the area.

During the inspection, the working group discovered 3 cases of cycling for exercise during the epidemic season. The local authorities drew up a record and fined each case 2 million VND.

Nghi Phu Commune draws up records to penalize violations of Directive 16. Photo: QA

InHung Dung ward, the authorities patrolled crowded places such as Lam River road, Hung Dung football field, roads... The team drew up a record to fine 7 cases of cycling for exercise, with fines ranging from 1 to 3 million VND, and temporarily detained the vehicle according to regulations.

Hung Dung Ward temporarily detained the violating vehicles. Photo: QA

Faced with the situation where people still poured into the streets in large numbers on the first day of implementing Directive 16, the TeamTraffic Police - Order, Vinh City Police have deployed forces to many streets to remind people to strictly follow epidemic prevention measures and not to go out unless absolutely necessary. The authorities have reminded many cases and will proceed to punish them on August 18.

The Traffic Police and Order Team reminds people not to go out unless absolutely necessary. Photo: QA

Today, August 18,All 25 wards and communes in Vinh City will set up checkpoints to check people traveling on the road.The checkpoints will change locations hourly to synchronously check the routes of wards and communes, strictly punishing cases of going out without reason during the epidemic season, violating Directive 16.