Punish a group of people gathering to watch football, violating epidemic prevention regulations
Although the locality is practicing social distancing to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic, Nguyen Van M. still brought beer into the dormitory with 6 other people to gather to watch football.
On June 12, Mr. Bui Quang Huy, Chairman of the People's Committee of Yen Dung district, Bac Giang province, said that he was completing documents to handle 7 people in Tien Phong commune who gathered to drink beer and watch football despite the ban to prevent the epidemic.Covid-19.
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A group of people gathered to watch football was discovered. |
On the night of June 11 and early morning of June 12, the match between the Vietnamese team and the Malaysian team took place. To ensure safety in disease prevention and control and limit large gatherings, Tien Phong Commune Police coordinated with other forces to establish a working group to increase patrols, control, and grasp the situation in the area.
During the patrol, we discovered at the boarding house of Mr. Luong Van M, born in 1970, in Quyet Tien village, 7 people were drinking beer and gathering to watch football.
The working group then made a record of the inspection to clarify. During the investigation, the landlord Luong Van M. admitted that he was the one who brought beer from his private home to the family's boarding house and, together with 6 other people (workers renting the room), including: Vi Van C., Vi Van B., Tran Van Q., Lo Thi H., Lo Thi T. and Lo Thi T., organized to watch football.
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Those who violate anti-epidemic regulations must work at the police station. |
Mr. Manh himself and the group of people watching said they were aware that the locality was implementing social distancing and strictly prohibiting large gatherings, but they still violated the rules.
Immediately after making the record, the working group brought the cases related to the village cultural house to continue working. Tien Phong commune police are completing the dossier to request the competent authority to consider and issue a decision on punishment.
According to the provisions of Point c, Clause 3, Article 12 of Decree 117/2020/ND-CP dated September 28, 2020 of the Government regulating sanctions in the health sector, in case of failure to implement the decision on measures to limit mass gatherings, a fine of 10 million to 20 million VND/person may be imposed.