Vinh City set up 14 checkpoints to control people and vehicles entering and exiting at night.

The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province and Vinh City People's Committee have decided to implementcity-wide social distancingfrom 0:00 on August 17 to control, trace, detect F0 cases early and limit the spread of the disease in the community.

Mr. Chu Van Mai - Chairman of Nghi An Commune People's Committee, one of the localities of Vinh City with many branch roads radiating to other communes.Nghi Loc districtNghi An commune will set up 7 commune-managed checkpoints according to location and assigned forces as in the previous social distancing period and 2 traffic checkpoints managed by the city.

Given the complicated developments of the epidemicCovid-19, especially with the new strain spreading rapidly, Mr. Mai said that on August 15 and 16, the commune's broadcasting system continuously broadcast urgent announcements to trace and search for local people related to Vinh wholesale market, while reminding people to strictly follow the isolation spirit of Directive 16. The commune also continued to implement the "4 on-site" motto (command, force, means, logistics), to enter the fight against the epidemic.

Mr. Le Sy Chien - Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee said: The city will mobilize the city police force; police of wards and communes; militia and other coordinated forces to perform duties at the checkpoints.

According to Mr. Chien, from the reality of the quarantine period 2 months ago, on the night of August 16, the city set up 14 checkpoints on major roads managed by the city and 29 checkpoints managed by wards and communes, to ensure the city is isolated according to Directive 16 from 0:00 on August 17.

Photo taken by PV at checkpoints on the night of August 16.

On the night of August 16, the assigned forces arrived at the checkpoints to carry out their tasks. In the photo: At 11 p.m. on August 16, Vinh City Police officers began setting up barricades at checkpoint No. 14 on the 24m planned road intersecting with Vinh bypass (in Vinh Tan ward). This is an additional checkpoint of the city. Photo: Quang An

The work of erecting barriers at the intersection of Pham Hong Thai Street and Vinh bypass was also urgently deployed during the night. This is one of the key checkpoints, with a large number of people and vehicles passing through every day. Photo: Quang An

The list of members performing tasks at the checkpoints is clearly assigned and is called out that night. Photo: Quang An

Officers and soldiers of the Logistics Department, Provincial Police quickly set up makeshift tents so that the control teams had a place to perform their duties. Photo: Tien Dong

Authorities set up a checkpoint on Le Viet Thuat Street, in Hung Loc Commune, bordering Nghi Phong Commune, Nghi Loc District. Photo: Tien Dong

Although the checkpoint was set up late at night (from 10pm on August 16 to 0am on August 17), the forces completed their mission with great determination. Photo: Tien Dong