A mountainous commune in Nghe An province set up a checkpoint requiring people to wear masks and wash their hands with sanitizer before attending the market.
(Baonghean.vn) - That is the regulation of the People's Committee of Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong) according to which all traders as well as people when entering the market must wear masks and wash their hands with sanitizer. If they do not wear masks, they will be given free masks to prevent Covid-19.
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Tam Thai market, located in Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong), about 10km from the district center, specializes in selling many kinds of vegetables, tubers, and fruits grown by locals or harvested from fields or streams. The market is held every Sunday, and every week it is crowded with people experiencing and exchanging goods. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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Faced with the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, the People's Committee of Tam Thai commune coordinated with the market management board to set up two points at the two entrances of the market to require people to wear masks and wash their hands before entering the market. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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Along with requiring people to wear masks, wash their hands, and distribute free masks, the market management board also used loudspeakers to propagate Covid-19 prevention. In the photo, officials of Tam Thai Commune People's Committee are distributing free masks to people who do not have masks when coming to the market. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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According to the market diary, everyone present at the market wore masks. From the elderly to the young, everyone strictly followed the regulations. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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It is known that the day before the market, the People's Committee of Tam Thai commune requested the Management Boards of the villages in the commune to issue notices requiring people to wear masks when shopping at the market. Therefore, both sellers and buyers strictly followed the instructions. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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The market is on the last day of the year so the items for sale here are also very diverse. The products have the strong identity of a highland market. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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The work of the Commune People's Committee as well as the Tam Thai Market Management Board is very necessary in the context of the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic as it is now. But above all, through this activity, we can see that the awareness of the highland people in preventing and fighting Covid-19 is very high. Photo: Dinh Tuan |